WorksheetsA Christmas Carol Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which word best describes Scrooge at the beginning of the play?
shy
happy
poor
mean
In the sequence of events, what happens before Scrooge sees his childhood?
Scrooge sees Fezziwig.
Marley's ghost visits Scrooge.
Cratchit and Tiny Tim go to church.
Scrooge gives money to the poor.
What word best describes Scrooge at the end of the play?
mean
poor
generous
crazy
What theme does the Spirit of Christmas Past reveal?
You can't change the past.
Everyone makes mistakes.
You shouldn't think about the past.
It's best to move on and forget about things.
At the end of the play, Scrooge buys the Cratchits
a prize turkey
crutches for Tiny Tim
a new home
a basket of fruit
One theme of this play concerns
courage
peace
money
England
From the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come, Scrooge learns that
he has even more money than he thought.
people all over town respect him greatly.
Bob Cratchit's son is very sick.
his future will be doomed if he does not change.
How much time has passed since the beginning of the play to the end of the play?
one night
one week
one year
seventy years
What happened to Charles Dickens when he was 12?
His mother died.
He had to start working to support his family.
He wrote his first book.
He traveled to the United States.
When does A Christmas Carol take place?
1943
1933
1873
1843
Where does A Christmas Carol take place?
Dublin
London
Lowell
Manchester
Why did Charles Dickens decide to write A Christmas Carol?
He wanted society to stop putting people into prisons.
He wanted more jobs for children.
He wanted society to start taking care of the sick and needy people.
He thought he would sell a lot of books.
Which one of Charles Dickens' family members ended up in debtors' prison?
his aunt
his grandfather
his mother
his father
What emotion does the Spirit of Christmas Past try to make Scrooge feel?
fear
regret and nostalgia
pity
sadness
What emotion does the Spirit of Christmas Present try to make Scrooge feel?
anger
fear
pity
nostalgia
What emotion does the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come try to make Scrooge feel?
nostalgia
fear
regret
sadness
Why did Scrooge let his Sweetheart go?
She wanted to donate too much money to the poor.
He didn't love her anymore.
She didn't have a dowry to offer him.
He didn't want to be distracted from his job, and he didn't believe in marriage.
What did the Gentleman Visitor want from Scrooge?
a dinner invitation
a place to warm himself
a partnership at his firm
a donation for the poor
What made A Christmas Carol expensive to purchase?
Charles Dickens was greedy.
Charles Dickens only wanted the wealthy people to purchase it.
Charles Dickens insisted on colored illustrations, which were expensive to produce.
Charles Dickens was paid by the word, and there were a lot of words in the book.
Why did Marley visit Scrooge?
He had been commanded to bring Scrooge a chance.
He loved Scrooge as a friend and wanted to warn him.
He happened to be in London, so he thought he'd drop by.
He hated Scrooge's guts and wanted to scare him.
How long has Marley been dead for, when we meet him in the play?
seven days
seven months
seven hours
seven years
Who shows Scrooge the two Terrible Children, Hunger and Ignorance?
Jacob Marley
the Spirit of Christmas Past
the Spirit of Christmas Present
the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come
What does Bob Cratchit believe will make Tiny Tim well again?
a vaccine
a warm meal
a hug
a song
Why did Scrooge want to see Bob Cratchit after the Spirit of Christmas Past showed him Fezziwig's Christmas party?
He saw how generous and kind Fezziwig had been, and he felt badly for the way he had been treating Cratchit.
He saw what a huge party was being thrown, and he wanted to invite Cratchit to a party at his house.
He saw his old friend Dick Wilkins, and he realized that he wanted to have friends again.
He saw how much fun he had when he was young, and he wanted to ask Cratchit if he ever had that much fun at work.
Where does the Spirit of Christmas Present say that happiness can be found?
at church
at Fred's house
in the past
in the future
