NEW
Font size
Worksheets"A Christmas Carol" Test
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins
Who was Jacob Marley to Scrooge?
His close friend
His business partner
His neighbor
His brother
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
Which word describes how Scrooge speaks to others in the beginning of the play?
loudly
nicely
brusquely
obscurely
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
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
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
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
Who does the Spirit of Christmas present resemble?
Marley
The little girl with the doll
Death
Fezziwig
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
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
Why does the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come not have any visible physical features?
The ghost represent death and death looks different to every person
The lack of features symbols the lack of love in Scrooge's life
It is symbolic of what is yet to come
The future had not happened yet, so it is not possible to know what the future looks like
What important lesson did Scrooge learn from the Spirit of Christmas Past?
Scrooge's past was filled with greedy and selfish people
Scrooge's love of money has changed him into a negative person
Scrooge's past set him up for a lifetime of failure
Scrooge's love of money has isolated him from friends and family
What important lesson did Scrooge learn from the Spirit of Christmas Past?
Scrooge has the ability to help those around him and he should
Scrooge needs to be nicer to poor people
People in his life are suffering because they refuse to work harder
People around him were suffering because of his stinginess
What lesson did Scrooge learn from the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come?
Speak kindly of people because you never know what they are going through
You cannot trust those that are close to you
Be kind to people or else they will rob you
He needs to use his money to help those around him because his money is useless after he is dead
Where does Scrooge spend Christmas?
With Fred and family
At his house alone
With his neighbors
Volunteering at the local orphanage with Tiny Tim
How does Scrooge's character traits change as the play progresses?
He goes from being charitable to being greedy
He goes from being odious and greedy to being charitable and kind
He goes from being personable to being isolated
He goes from being overbearing to being insidious
Why did Charles Dickens write this play?
To remind poor people of how awful wealthy people actually are
To make a lot of money
To entertain the wealthy people
To remind wealthy people of the conditions the poor people were living in, in the hopes that they would help alleviate their suffering
In what year was "A Christmas Carol" published?
1843
1853
1863
1873
