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A Christmas Carol: Stave 3

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Scrooge awakes in stave 3 he finds himself the "very core and centre of a ................"

a)

blaze of ruddy light

b)

flame of reddish light

c)

glow of gentle light

d)

blaze of burning fire

2.

Which of the following plants do NOT decorate Scrooge's room?

a)

Holly

b)

Mistletoe

c)

Ivy

d)

Wormwood

3.

In this stave, what techniques does Dickens use to describe all the Christmas food?

a)

Lists

b)

Assonance

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

4.

What does the torch that the Ghost of Christmas Present have look like?

a)

Plenty's horn

b)

Aphrodite's shell

c)

Zeus' thunderbolt

d)

Poseidon's trident

5.

What colour is the ghost's robe?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Silver

d)

Purple

6.

How many brothers does the ghost say he has?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Sixteen hundred

d)

More than eighteen hundred

7.

Which type of shop does Dickens NOT describe in stave 3?

a)

A poulterers

b)

A grocers

c)

A bakers

d)

A candlestick makers

8.

What does the ghost sprinkle over people's christmas dinner?

a)

Salt

b)

Pepper

c)

His own peculiar flavour

d)

Mrs Ball's chutney

9.

How much does Scrooge pay Bob Cratchitt per week?

a)

12 pence (a bob)

b)

One pound (eight bob and thirty three pence)

c)

One pound eighty (fifteen bob)

d)

Three pound sixty (thirty bob)

10.

How many children do the Cratchitt's have?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

6

d)

18

11.

Who does Tiny Tim wish he makes people think of at Christmas?

a)

Santa

b)

Jesus

c)

Queen Victoria

d)

The Grinch

12.

What type of alcoholic beverage do the Cratchits drink?

a)

Gin

b)

Brandy

c)

Beer

d)

WKD blue

13.

What meat do the Cratchits have for Christmas dinner?

a)

Goose

b)

Turkey

c)

Beef

d)

Gammon

14.

What is the Cratchits Christmas pudding described as looking like?

a)

A cannonball

b)

An atom

c)

An upside-down bowl

d)

Half a coconut

15.

How does Dickens describe the way the Cratchits feel about Scrooge?

a)

He is a troll

b)

He is an ogre

c)

He is a monster

d)

He is a dragon

16.

Which one of Scrooge's lines does the ghost throw back at Scrooge?

a)

"decrease the surplus population"

b)

"are there no workhouses"

c)

"humbug"

d)

"You're poor enough"

17.

Which of the following type of people celebrating christmas does the ghost NOT show Scrooge?

a)

Miners

b)

Sailors

c)

Lighthouse keepers

d)

Chimney sweep

18.

What is the name of Fred's friend who fancies Scrooge's neice's plump sister, and can sing bass very well?

a)

Topper

b)

Dick

c)

Harry

d)

Alex

19.

What instrument does Fred's wife play?

a)

Harpsichord

b)

Harp

c)

Piano

d)

Electric guitar

20.

Which one of these games is NOT played at Fred's christmas party?

a)

Forfeits

b)

Blind man's buff

c)

How, When, and Where

d)

Musical statues

21.

Which of the following events happens twice in stave 3?

a)

People drink a toast to Scrooge

b)

Everyone gets drunk on Gin

c)

Scrooge cries

d)

The Ghost takes Scrooge to a lighthouse

22.

What are the names of the boy and girl who hide beneath the ghosts robe?

a)

Want

b)

Ignorance

c)

Hatred

d)

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