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A Christmas Carol

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the setting of A Christmas Carol?
a)
London, England, 1840's
b)
London, New Jersey, 1790's
c)
Paris, France, 1970's
d)
Atlanta, Georgia, present
2.
Who is the protagonist of A Christmas Carol?
a)
Ebeneezer Scrooge
b)
Queen Victoria
c)
Tiny Tim
d)
Bruce Wayne
3.
Who is Bob Cratchit?
a)
Scrooge's employee
b)
Scrooge's nephew
c)
Scrooge's dad
d)
Scrooge's friend
4.
How many spirits does Marley say are going to visit Scrooge?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
Who is the author of A Christmas Carol?
a)
Hemingway
b)
Mark Twain
c)
Steinbeck
d)
Charles Dickens
6.
In the play, how many years ago did Marley die?
a)
1
b)
21
c)
14
d)
7
7.
What is the name of Scrooge's nephew?
a)
Fezziwig
b)
Tiny Tim
c)
Cratchit
d)
Fred
8.
What was Scrooge like at the beginning of the story?
a)
Loud and excited about Christmas
b)
Quiet and shy
c)
Mean, rude, and grumpy
d)
Handsome and athletic
9.
What is Scrooge's job?
a)
Banker/Money Lender
b)
Lawyer
c)
Professor
d)
Author
10.
What was hanging from Marley's ghost?
a)
A golden robe
b)
A black robe
c)
A diamond necklace 
d)
Chains 
11.
What warning did Marley's ghost give Scrooge before leaving? 
a)
"That you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate."
b)
"You will be haunted."
c)
"Mercy!"
d)
"I must wander through the world unhappily."
12.
What event happened to Charles Dickens as a child?
a)
He married his thirteen year old cousin Virginia. 
b)
He moved to American with his family.
c)
His father was put in prison for not paying his debts.
d)
He wrote his first novel.
13.
Who wrote the dramatized play version of Charles Dickens' novel, A Christmas Carol?
a)
Frederick Gaines
b)
Edgar Allan Poe
c)
2 Chains and Jacob Marley
d)
Gary Soto
14.
What did Charles Dickens want his novel A Christmas Carol to be?
a)
a serial publication
b)
a famous mini-series
c)
a blockbuster movie
d)
a plea for the poor
15.
How does Scrooge feel about Christmas at the beginning of the play?
a)
He is disgusted with Christmas!
b)
He is happy. 
c)
He is excited.
d)
He is upset with the people not celebrating it.
16.
What is the name of Scrooge's former business partner?
a)
Jacob Marley
b)
Bob Marley
c)
Marley Marley
d)
Marley Marl 
17.
What does Marley's chain symbolize?
a)
The money that was so important to him in life. In death, it traps him and weighs him down.
b)
The newest Victorian fashion trend.
c)
He's a baller.
d)
The noise he makes in the afterlife 
18.
What is foreshadowing?
a)
A hint a future events that will occur in the story.
b)
Growing excitement and tension.
c)
An unexpected twist.
d)
irony 
19.
What events are foreshadowed by Marley's message to Scrooge?
a)
Scrooge will be haunted by three spirits.
b)
Scrooge will fall back in love with his Sweetheart.
c)
Scrooge will have dinner with Fred and the Cratchit family
d)
Scrooge will reunite with Fezziwig
20.
What is the name of Scrooge's sister?
a)
Fan
b)
Lil Bit
c)
Janet
d)
Sweetheart 
21.
Which spirit did not come to visit Scrooge in the play?
a)
The Spirit of Christmas Past
b)
The Spirit of Christmas Present
c)
The Spirit of Christmas Around the Corner
d)
The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come
22.
In the story, Scrooge has a huge conversion. You can categorize him as a . . . 
a)
static character
b)
old character
c)
dynamic character
d)
rich character 
23.
Fred never gives up on Scrooge. You can categorize him as a . . . 
a)
young character
b)
static character 
c)
dynamic character
d)
protagonist character 
24.
Who is the antagonist of A Christmas Carol
a)
Fan
b)
Fred
c)
Scrooge
d)
Fezziwig 
25.
What is the name of this ( . . . ) punctuation mark?
a)
dot, dot, dot
b)
period
c)
commas
d)
ellipsis