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A Christmas Carol Review Staves 1-3

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many days off does Scrooge give to Bob each year?
a)
One.
b)
Two.
c)
Three.
d)
ten
2.

What does The Ghost of Christmas Present say to Scrooge when Scrooge begs him to keep Tiny Tim from dying?

a)

He tells Scrooge it depends on if Scrooge gets his act together or not

b)

"If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the population" (Dickens 66)

c)

He tells Scrooge Tiny Tim will die no matter what,

3.
What does the ghost of Christmas past look like?
a)
Scrooge's long dead great uncle
b)
a beautiful woman
c)
an old man and a  young boy at the same time
d)
a dark angel with black robes and silver wings
4.

Where did Scrooge live as a boy?

a)

log cabin

b)

an apartment

c)

a boarding school

d)

a big house in the city

5.

What member of Scrooge's family do we meet briefly in stave 2?

a)

his mother, Elizabeth.

b)

his sister, Fran.

c)

his son, Fred.

d)

his sister, Fan.

6.

Why did Scrooge so admire his former employer, Fezziwig?

a)

because he was a staunch, logical businessman

b)

because he Scrooge a personal loan to start his business

c)

because he gave a Christmas bonus only to productive employees

d)

because he threw a ball for his employees with food and dancing

7.
Why did Scrooge's fiance break off their engagement?
a)
because Scrooge was seeing another woman
b)
because money and success changed Scrooge
c)
because she fell in love with a kinder man
d)
because her father forbid her marriage to Scrooge
8.
What is Scrooge's fiance's life like after she leaves Scrooge?
a)
She becomes a successful businesswoman herself.
b)
She devotes herself to prayer and serving the Lord.
c)
She dies poor and sick in a shelter.
d)
She is happily married with many children.
9.
How does Scrooge feel about seeing his past?
a)
He isn't really interested
b)
He is excited, but then becomes very sad
c)
He doesn't remember any of it
d)
He is bored and unhappy
10.
What words would be used to describe Scrooge as a child?
a)
happy and mischievous 
b)
a ladies man
c)
bright and excited
d)
lonely and solitary
11.
Where did the second spirit bring Scrooge?
a)
into his past
b)
into his future
c)
into Marley's past
d)
into his present
12.
Will Tiny Tim die?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
maybe - it depends
d)
was not answered
13.
What is Bob Cratchit's attitude towards Scrooge on Christmas Day?
a)
he doesn't want to talk about him
b)
he says he is going to quit working for him
c)
he admires him and wants to be just like him
d)
he is thankful and offers a toast to him
14.
What was something people like the Cratchit family ate for Christmas dinner?
a)
goose
b)
apples
c)
cake
d)
turkey
15.
What is the best word to describe the Ghost of Christmas present?
a)
Aloof
b)
Dour
c)
Jolly
d)
Angry
16.
What question does Scrooge ask the Spirit of Christmas Present?
a)
If it is too late for him to change
b)
If Tiny Tim will live
c)
If the rest of the Cratchits will ever forgive him
d)
If the family will have enough to eat after Christmas
17.

Who refused to toast to Scrooge at first, but then was convinced to by Bob Cratchit?

a)

Belinda Cratchit

b)

The Ghost of Christmas Present

c)

Mrs. Cratchit

d)

Tiny Tim

18.

What does Scrooge regret when he sees his past at Fezziwig's?

a)

He wishes he had treated Bob Cratchit better.

b)

He wishes he had given a little money to the young boy caroler.

c)

He wishes he hadn't lost his partner, Marley.