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A Christmas Carol: Scrooge (1970)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the setting for this story?

a)

London - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

b)

London Christmas Day and the Day after Christmas

c)

New York - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

d)

New York - b

2.

Who was Marley?

a)

Scrooge's older brother

b)

Scrooge's business partner

c)

Scrooge's boss

d)

Scrooge's father

3.

What did Scrooge say about Fezziwig?

a)

He was crazy to spend money on a party.

b)

He did the opposite of Fezziwig because Fezziwig was a bad businessman.

c)

Fezziwig had the power to make others happy.

d)

The spirit was lying about Fezziwig.

4.

Which picture represents the Ghost of Christmas Present?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which picture describes the first spirit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which picture depicts the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.
Who is the main character of A Christmas Carol?
a)
Ebeneezer Scrooge
b)
Queen Victoria
c)
Tiny Tim
d)
Bruce Wayne
8.

Who is Cratchit?

a)

Scrooge's employee

b)

Scrooge's nephew

c)

Scrooge's dad

d)

Scrooge's friend

9.
How many spirits does Marley say are going to visit Scrooge?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.

The first visitor is the Ghost of Christmas ______________. This ghost shows Scrooge as his younger self at school with Fan, and at Fezziwig's.

a)

Yet to Come

b)

Present

c)

Past

d)

Marley

11.
The Ghost of Christmas __________________ shows Scrooge that Bob Cratchit lives in poor conditions and barely has a Christmas dinner for his family.
a)
Present
b)
Past
c)
Yet to Come
d)
Marley
12.

Who never speaks to Scrooge?

a)

Ghost of Christmas Present

b)

Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

c)

Martha Cratchit

d)

Portly Gentlemen

13.

Who lived because Scrooge changed?

a)

Martha

b)

Tiny Tim

c)

Bob

d)

Fat man

14.

To whom does Scrooge send the Christmas turkey?

a)

Fred

b)

The Cratchits

c)

Belle

d)

Jacob Marley

15.

Who are the men that come to see Scrooge in his place of business?

a)

Bussinessmen

b)

Friends of Scrooge's

c)

Wanderin gMusicians

d)

Collectors for charilties

16.

What is Scrooge's typical response to "Merry Christmas"?

a)

"Bah! Nonsense!"

b)

"Pah! Life's too short!"

c)

"Bah! Humbug!"

d)

"Oh, fiddlesticks!"

17.
How many years ago did Marley die?
a)
1
b)
21
c)
14
d)
7
18.
Who is Scrooge's nephew?
a)
Fezziwig
b)
Tiny Tim
c)
Cratchit
d)
Fred
19.

What does Scrooge give Cratchit on Christmas Day?

a)

2 weeks paid vacation

b)

pay-cut

c)

raise

20.

In the near future, what two characters will be dead.

a)

Fred and Scrooge

b)

Scrooge and Tiny Tim

c)

Tiny Tim and Fred

d)

Fezziwig and Tiny Tim

21.

Tiny Tim is fighting a sickness - this is an example of:

a)

man vs. man

b)

man vs. self

c)

man vs. nature

d)

man vs. the supernatural

22.

Bob Cratchit tries to keep his family fed and clothed on an inadequate salary. Which type of conflict is this?

a)

man vs. self

b)

man vs. nature

c)

man vs. supernatural

d)

man vs. society

23.
What is the name of Scrooge's nephew?
a)
Fezziwig
b)
Tiny Tim
c)
Cratchit
d)
Fred
24.

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

25.

What is Scrooge's job?

a)

Banker/Money Lender

b)

Lawyer

c)

Professor

d)

Author

26.

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."

27.

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

28.

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

29.

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

30.
What is the name of Scrooge's sister?
a)
Fan
b)
Lil Bit
c)
Janet
d)
Sweetheart 
31.

What anecdote does the author use to show how cheap Scrooge is?

a)

Scrooge doesn't let his clerk take breaks

b)

Scrooge doesn't let his clerk add coal to the fire

c)

Scrooge gives very little to charity

d)

Scrooge buys a cheap coffin for Marley

32.

Scrooge is Fred's ...

a)

Father

b)

Brother

c)

Uncle

d)

Boss

33.
Where does Scrooge first see Marley's ghost?
a)
In the street.
b)
In his chambers.
c)
On the door knocker.
d)
At the office.
34.

Seeing the future showed Scrooge that ___________.

a)

Money can take you far in life.

b)

Your friends will always be there for you.

c)

No matter what life will be okay.

d)

Being generous is more important than being wealthy.

35.

A possible theme for A Christmas Carol would be...

a)

Might makes right

b)

Money can't buy happiness

c)

Kindness always wins

d)

It is better to give than to receive

36.

What theme is it when Scrooge realizes he should have been nicer more during his life.

a)

Regret

b)

Greed

c)

Charity

d)

None of these

37.

Why does Isabel end her engagement to Scrooge?

a)

She falls in love with another man.

b)

Scrooge is too poor for her.

c)

Scrooge is consumed with greed.

d)

She wants him to buy her expensive things.

38.

Scrooge was an apprentice to who when he was younger?

a)

Fezziwig

b)

Fred

c)

Marley

d)

Isabel

39.

Scrooge tells the two portly men that ___ and ___ are the only charities that he supports.

a)

Prisons and workhouses

b)

Hospitals and sanitariums

c)

Churches and hospitals

d)

Orphanages and work camps

40.

Which character utters the famous words, "God bless us, Everyone"?

a)

Tiny Tim

b)

Bob Crachit

c)

Scrooge

d)

The Ghost of Christmas Past