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WorksheetsA Christmas Carol - Stave 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who is the cantankerous main character?
Fezziwig
Bob Cratchit
Ebeneezer Scrooge
Charles Dickens
Who is Jacob Marley?
Scrooge's employee
Scrooge's brother
Scrooge's nephew
Scrooge's business partner
In the novella, how many years ago did Marley die?
1
7
21
14
Scrooge is Fred's ...
Father
Brother
Uncle
Boss
What is the name of Scrooge's long-suffering employee? (not his dead business partner)
Jacob Marley
Bob Cratchit
Charles Dickens
William Poorfellow
Complete the quote: 'Marley was _______; to begin with’
alive
dead
upset
happy
Complete the quote: Scrooge - ‘Are there no _______?’
charities
houses
prisons
parishes
Complete the quote: Scrooge - ‘A poor excuse for _______ a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth of December!’
taking
stealing
plucking
picking
Who says the following quote: ‘A merry Christmas, Uncle! God save you!’
Bob
Tiny Tim
Fred
George
Complete the quote: Marley - "I wear the chains I _______ in life"
made
created
forged
earned
Which characters (more than one) are seen as the antithesis of Scrooge in Stave 1?
Marley
Fred
Bob Cratchit
Fran
What device is the following phrase "as solitary as an oyster"
personification
metaphor
simile
juxtaposition
What device is the following phrase: "hard and sharp as flint."
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
Complete the quote: 'covetous _____ sinner'
young
old
tall
small
