"A Christmas Carol" Test

Who was Jacob Marley to Scrooge?

• His close friend

• His business partner

• His neighbor

• His brother

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do Marley's chains symbolize?

• How much money he made when he was alive

• How many people he wronged with his bad business practices

• How many businesses he owned when he was alive

• His materialism and greed

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which word describes how Scrooge speaks to others in the beginning of the play?

• loudly

• nicely

• brusquely

• obscurely

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is the one condition Scrooge gave Cratchit in order to let him have Christmas Day off?

• Cratchit had to show up early for work the day after Christmas

• Cratchit had to come into work Christmas night

• Cratchit had to work the day after Christmas for free

• Cratchit had to find a replacement to work for him on Christmas

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why did Scrooge not want to help the destitute?

• He thinks that churches and charities should help instead of individual people

• He thinks they should be in workhouses and prisons

• He thinks his nephew should donate instead

• They have stolen from him before and is still upset about it

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did Fezziwig do every Christmas Eve for his employees?

• He fired all of his employees and hired new ones

• He made them work overtime

• He gave them all the day off

• He closed his business early and threw a large, rambunctious party for his employees

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.W.7.9A

What is ironic about Scrooge's comment about the Christmas party?

• He says that Fezziwig didn't need to spend a bunch of money on a party for it to be a great time or memory, and Scrooge value's money over everything.

• Scrooge sang Christmas carol even though he despises them

• This is the party where Scrooge started becoming more and more angry about Christmas

• Fezziwig gave out bonuses but Scrooge does not

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who does the Spirit of Christmas present resemble?

• Marley

• The little girl with the doll

• Death

• Fezziwig

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CCSS.RL.7.1

How do Scrooge's words about poor people dying come back to haunt him?

• He wishes he would have given Crachit a Christmas bonus so they would have a plentiful dinner

• He has now put Tiny Tim's face to poor people and cannot bear the thought of him dying

• He now sees how poor the poor people actually are

• He knows who the poor people actually are and is upset he could have said that about anyone

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does Scrooge show his concern for other people in Scene 4?

• He begins to care about Tiny Tim's well being

• He regrets not giving his employees a Christmas bonus

• He is upset that he never was a good master like Fezziwig

• He tries to help Mrs. Crachit make the children's bed

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3