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A Christmas Carol - Stave 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the setting of A Christmas Carol?
a)
London, England, 1840's
b)
London, New Jersey, 1790's
c)
Paris, France, 1970's
d)
Austin, Texas, present
2.

Who is the cantankerous main character?

a)

Fezziwig

b)

Bob Cratchit

c)

Ebeneezer Scrooge

d)

Charles Dickens

3.

Who is Jacob Marley?

a)

Scrooge's employee

b)

Scrooge's brother

c)

Scrooge's nephew

d)

Scrooge's business partner

4.

In the novella, how many years ago did Marley die?

a)

1

b)

7

c)

21

d)

14

5.

Scrooge is Fred's ...

a)

Father

b)

Brother

c)

Uncle

d)

Boss

6.

What is the name of Scrooge's long-suffering employee? (not his dead business partner)

a)

Jacob Marley

b)

Bob Cratchit

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

William Poorfellow

7.
After Fred left his uncle’s office, two gentlemen came to _______.
a)
Pick up some work Scrooge had done for them
b)
Deliver a new desk
c)
Collect money for the poor
d)
Invite Scrooge to a political meeting
8.
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.
9.
The cold and gloom of Scrooge's nature is represented by 
a)
the london cold and fog
b)
the smoke
c)
the rain
d)
the wind
10.
Who comes to tell Scrooge "Merry Christmas?"
a)
his nephew
b)
a random stranger
c)
his clerk
d)
his son
11.
Marley was dead as a
a)
Doornail
b)
Hammer
c)
Thumb tack
12.

Complete the quote: 'Marley was _______; to begin with’

a)

alive

b)

dead

c)

upset

d)

happy

13.

Complete the quote: Scrooge - ‘Are there no _______?’

a)

charities

b)

houses

c)

prisons

d)

parishes

14.

Complete the quote: Scrooge - ‘A poor excuse for _______ a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth of December!’

a)

taking

b)

stealing

c)

plucking

d)

picking

15.

Who says the following quote: ‘A merry Christmas, Uncle! God save you!’

a)

Bob

b)

Tiny Tim

c)

Fred

d)

George

16.

Complete the quote: Marley - "I wear the chains I _______ in life"

a)

made

b)

created

c)

forged

d)

earned

17.

Which characters (more than one) are seen as the antithesis of Scrooge in Stave 1?

a)

Marley

b)

Fred

c)

Bob Cratchit

d)

Fran

18.

What device is the following phrase "as solitary as an oyster"

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

juxtaposition

19.

What device is the following phrase: "hard and sharp as flint."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

20.

Complete the quote: 'covetous _____ sinner'

a)

young

b)

old

c)

tall

d)

small