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WorksheetsA Christmas Carol Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 28mins
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Class
Date
1.
Charles Dickens got his ideas to write A Christmas Carol from
a)
his own childhood experience
b)
a friend he had named Fezziwig
c)
an earlier book he wrote called Great Expectations
d)
the lyrics in a Christmas song
2.
What was going on in England when Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol?
a)
the industrial revolution
b)
the majority of the population had stopped celebrating Christmas
c)
one third of the population lived in poverty
d)
The Rich Law of 1834 was passed
3.
What is not a difference between a play and a story?
a)
a play has acts and a story has chapters
b)
a play has stage directions and a story has descriptions of setting
c)
a play has many characters and a story has only a few
d)
a play has dialogue in lines next to characters' names and a story uses quotation marks
4.
Scrooge turns down Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
a)
doesn't feel well
b)
prefers not to celebrate Christmas
c)
doesn't like Fred's wife
d)
plans to do something with the Cratchits instead
5.
The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
a)
remember his childhood
b)
go into business with him
c)
close his office for Christmas
d)
help the poor by donating money
6.
Who is Marley
a)
Scrooge's nephew
b)
Scrooge's servant
c)
Tiny Tim's father
d)
Scrooge's dead work partner
7.
What do we know about Scrooge's childhood?
a)
he was lonely
b)
he wasn't a very good reader
c)
he attended a very small school
d)
he had a bad relationship with his sister
8.
Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because
a)
she was not in love with him
b)
she was poor
c)
she lied to him
d)
she was too young
9.
What does the Spirit of Christmas Past represent?
a)
Scrooge's lucky nature
b)
Scrooge's mistakes
c)
Scrooge's fun loving nature
d)
Scrooge's intelligence
10.
Why does the Spirit of Christmas Present look like Fezziwig?
a)
because Fezziwig has died and is now a ghost
b)
to point out that Fezziwig was kind to his employees but Scrooge is not
c)
to show that Fezziwig was very similar to Scrooge
d)
because Fezziwig was very handsome
11.
Which is not true about the Cratchits?
a)
they are poor
b)
they are kind and loving
c)
they have an ill son
d)
Mr. Cratchit is bitter towards Scrooge, but Mrs. Cratchit is accepting of him
12.
The spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
a)
wealth is the best route to happiness
b)
a life of greed is pointless in the end
c)
no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
d)
everything works out for the best in the end
13.
What doesn't Scrooge do on Christmas morning?
a)
buy a turkey for the Cratchits
b)
donate money to the poor
c)
go to his nephew's house
d)
take Tim to the hospital
14.
At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers that
a)
he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
b)
making other people happy can bring him joy
c)
the people he has hurt will not forgive him
d)
he can't really change the future even though he would like to
15.
Scrooge's main conflict throughout the play is an example of
a)
man versus man
b)
man versus self
c)
man versus nature
d)
man versus society
16.
What is the climax of the story?
a)
when Scrooge wakes up on Christmas morning
b)
when Scrooge sees that Tim has died
c)
when Scrooge is visited by Marley
d)
when Scrooge sees his staff stealing from him
17.
A person who is destitute is
a)
moody
b)
poor
c)
selfish
d)
funny
18.
A charitable donation means it was
a)
generous
b)
unnecessary
c)
stingy
d)
necessary
19.
If a gift is anonymous, the giver does not reveal
a)
what it is for
b)
how large it is
c)
his or her name
d)
how much it cost
20.
If you have a surplus of rice,
a)
you have too much
b)
you don't have any
c)
you are allergic to it
d)
you don't like it
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