WorksheetsA Christmas Carol Graphic Novel Final Test
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the spirits had a cloth tied over his head and under his jaw?
a)
The Ghost of Jacob Marley
b)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
c)
The Ghost of Christmas Present
d)
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future)
2.
Which of the spirits resembled a candle?
a)
The Ghost of Jacob Marley
b)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
c)
The Ghost of Christmas Present
d)
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future)
3.
Which of the spirits wore a green hooded robe?
a)
The Ghost of Jacob Marley
b)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
c)
The Ghost of Christmas Present
d)
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future)
4.
Which of the spirits grew old as the story went along?
a)
The Ghost of Jacob Marley
b)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
c)
The Ghost of Christmas Present
d)
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future)
5.
Which of the spirits carried a sprig of holly?
a)
The Ghost of Jacob Marley
b)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
c)
The Ghost of Christmas Present
d)
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future)
6.
Which of the spirits never spoke?
a)
The Ghost of Jacob Marley
b)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
c)
The Ghost of Christmas Present
d)
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future)
7.
Which of the spirits had a pair of glasses on his forehead?
a)
The Ghost of Jacob Marley
b)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
c)
The Ghost of Christmas Present
d)
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future)
8.
Which of the spirits wore a dark black shroud?
a)
The Ghost of Jacob Marley
b)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
c)
The Ghost of Christmas Present
d)
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future)
9.
Which character said "...Another idol has displaced me; and if it can cheer and comfort you in time to come, as I would have tried to do, I have no just cause to grieve."?
a)
Scrooge
b)
Jacob Marley
c)
Bob Cratchit
d)
Belle
10.
Which character said "I told you these were shadows of the things that have been. They are what they are, do not blame me!"?
a)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
b)
Jacob Marley
c)
Bob Cratchit
d)
Belle
11.
Which character said "Business! Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence were, all, my business."?
a)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
b)
Jacob Marley
c)
Bob Cratchit
d)
Belle
12.
Which character said "Are these the shadows of things that will be, or the shadows of things that may be, only?"
a)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
b)
Jacob Marley
c)
Scrooge
d)
Belle
13.
Which character said "But however and whenever we part from one another, I am sure we shall none of us forget poor Tiny Tim--shall we--or this first parting there was among us?"
a)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
b)
Jacob Marley
c)
Scrooge
d)
Bob Cratchit
14.
In graphic novels, dialogue that the characters say is written in ______________.
a)
italics
b)
captions
c)
speech bubbles
d)
bold print
15.
In graphic novels, the border around a panel is called a ______________.
a)
panel
b)
frame
c)
gutter
d)
onomatopoeia
16.
What type of transition is used in these panels?
a)
aspect to aspect
b)
scene to scene
c)
subject to subject
d)
moment to moment
17.
Using the visual clues in the illustration, determine the meaning of the word "fettered" in Scrooge's question to Marley.
a)
dead
b)
ghostly
c)
chained
d)
unhappy
18.
What event is the CLIMAX of A Christmas Carol?
a)
Scrooge buys a turkey and sends it to the Cratchits
b)
Scrooge reads the name on the gravestone
c)
Jacob Marley tells Scrooge to expect three spirits
d)
Scrooge sees the children under the Ghost's robes
19.
In Stave One, Dickens writes, "Mr. Marley has been dead these seven years. He died seven years ago, this very night." In literary terms, this line is an example of ________________.
a)
idiom
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
foreshadowing
20.
Why does Dickens say that it must be "distinctly understood" that Marley was "as dead as a doornail"?
a)
to show that this tale could never have happened
b)
to make it clear to the readers that Marley really IS a ghost
c)
to clarify Marley's relationship with Scrooge
d)
to inject some humor into the story
21.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about Scrooge's character?
a)
Scrooge is a static character because his personality changes throughout the story.
b)
Scrooge is a dynamic character because his personality changes throughout the story.
c)
Scrooge is a dynamic character because his personality does not change throughout the story.
d)
Scrooge is a static character because his personality does not change throughout the story.
22.
What is the major conflict in the story "A Christmas Carol"?
a)
Scrooge vs. himself, because he needs to change his ways.
b)
Poor vs. Society, because the rich are unkind to the poor.
c)
Scrooge vs. Marley, because Marley wants to scare Scrooge.
d)
Bob Cratchit vs. Scrooge, because Bob hates how Scrooge treats him.
23.
What event did NOT take place in the EXPOSITION of "A Christmas Carol"?
a)
The charwoman steals the dead man's shirt.
b)
Scrooge's nephew invites Scrooge to dinner.
c)
Two men ask Scrooge for a donation.
d)
A caroler sings a carol at Scrooge's front door.
24.
Which of the following is NOT a THEME of "A Christmas Carol"?
a)
People can change.
b)
People have a responsibility to care for one another.
c)
Learn to love Christmas.
d)
Happiness comes from sharing our lives and riches with one another.
25.
The Ghost of Christmas Present tells Scrooge he has over 1,800 brothers. What do you infer he hopes Scrooge to realize?
a)
The Ghost has a really large family.
b)
He wants Scrooge to feel jealous that he has so many brothers.
c)
He wants to impress Scrooge with how big his family is.
d)
The pleasant traditions of Christmas have lasted for many years.
26.
Scrooge cannot fully extinguish the Ghost of Christmas Past's light. All of the following are inferences that can be made about this EXCEPT:
a)
You cannot change your past.
b)
Once you have seen something, you can't un-see it.
c)
The knowledge is already working on Scrooge.
d)
Scrooge is not a very strong person.
27.
The children, Ignorance and Want, symbolize what?
a)
the government's responsibility to take care of those in need
b)
the need for more workhouses and debtors' prisons
c)
man's responsibility to take care of fellow man
d)
lack of motivation
28.
What do Jacob Marley's chains symbolize?
a)
It's like a badge of honor, he carries it around to impress Scrooge.
b)
Things that were most important to Marley before he died—money, debt, interest, profit.
c)
It was an external force that created the chains and forced Jacob to wear them.
d)
All the things he hated doing on Earth.
29.
What literary technique is used in the following lines from Stave One? "What right have you to be merry? What reason have you to be merry? You're poor enough." "Come now, Uncle. What right have you to be be dismal? What reason have you to be morose? You're rich enough."
a)
caricature
b)
personification
c)
foreshadowing
d)
parallelism
30.
Which was NOT an after-effect of the publishing of Dickens' story, "A Christmas Carol"?
a)
It drew attention to the social injustices going on in England at the time.
b)
It was wildly popular and earned money for Dickens' family.
c)
It helped change society's views on Christmas traditions in England.
d)
It strengthened the rich's desire to accumulate more money.
31.
What does Scrooge mean when he says that Fezziwig "has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome, a pleasure or a toil."
a)
Fezziwig was an uncaring boss who often made them work long hours
b)
Fezziwig made them lift heavy boxes
c)
Fezziwig's attitude could make working for him pleasant or unpleasant
d)
Fezziwig held a lot of power over them
32.
The Ghost of Christmas Present quotes Scrooge's own words to him twice, once when he says, "If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population." What was the second?
a)
"It's humbug still! I won't believe it!"
b)
"There is nothing on which it is so hard as poverty."
c)
"Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"
d)
"I am a mortal, and liable to fall!"
33.
True or False? Dickens' family went to debtor's prison when he was young.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
True or False? The poor often chose to go to workhouses because they knew they would be helped and treated kindly.
a)
True
b)
False
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