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WorksheetsA Christmas Carol
Total questions: 116
Worksheet time: 3570secs
The author of "The Christmas Carol" is...
Marley Jacobs
Scrooge
Charles Dickens
Ms. Moore
Who was Marley?
Scrooge's older brother
Scrooge's business partner
Scrooge's boss
Scrooge's father
What is the setting for this story?
London - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
London Christmas Day and the Day after Christmas
New York - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
New York - b
Scrooge doesn't want to give Cratchit Christmas day off because...
Scrooge must pay him for the day even though he is not working.
Cratchit does not work very hard.
It is expected to be a busy day.
Scrooge does not take off days.
Bob Cratchit is ready to leave work because...
He is ready to eat dinner.
It is Christmas Eve.
He does not like Scrooge.
He fears he will be asked to work late.
What is revealed about Scrooge’s childhood when he is returned to his schoolhouse with the Spirit?
He was lonely and spent much time lost in books.
He was his father’s favorite.
He cared only about money.
He was afraid of ghosts.
Who is the main character (the protagonist)?
Fezziwig
Marley
Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Who visits Scrooge wearing chains, telling him he will be haunted by three ghosts?
Bob Cratchit
Jacob Marley
Fezziwig
The Ghost of Christmas Past
Who broke off her engagement with Scrooge in Stave Two?
Fan
Martha
Susan
Belle
What is the name of Scrooge's younger sister?
Fan
Felicity
Anne
Belinda
Who is Scrooge's (mistreated) clerk?
Tom Cratchit
Peter Cratchit
Bob Cratchit
Andrew Cratchit
Who was Scrooge apprenticed to as a young man?
Marley
Fezziwig
His father
Cratchit
Which ghost shows him a tombstone with his name on it?
Yet to come
Past
Present
Marley
Which ghost shows him his school days?
Present
Marley
Past
Yet to come
What is the name of Bob Cratchit's invalid son?
Tiny Tim
Tiny Tony
Peter
Andrew
Which ghost shows him Christmas celebrations at his nephew's house?
Past
Present
Yet to come
Marley
Who tells the story?
Bob Cratchit
Jacob Marley
Scrooge himself
Narrator
What is the name of Scrooge's nephew?
Andrew
Thomas
Fred
Peter
Who says, "God bless us, everyone!"
Bob Cratchit
Scrooge
Tiny Tim
Marley
Who tells Scrooge that a 'golden idol' has replaced her?
Fran
Belle
Anne
Martha
Which ghost shows Scrooge a shop selling goods, stolen from a dead man?
Marley
Past
Present
Yet to come
Which ghost is described as a 'jolly giant'?
Past
Present
Yet to come
Marley
Who says "Mankind was my business"?
Scrooge
Fred
Marley
Fezziwig
Who becomes a 'second father' to Tiny Tim?
Bob Cratchit
Fred
Marley
Scrooge
Who does Scrooge say 'Bah! Humbug!' to when they wish him a Merry Christmas?
Bob Cratchit
Fred
Marley
Tiny Tim
Who asks Scrooge for money in the first stave?
Two portly charity collectors
Bob Cratchit
Fred
No one
Implored
Depressing; dreary
An angry argument or disagreement, typically between people who are usually on good terms.
Lack of knowledge or information.
Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something
Stingy
Unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous.
Sullen and ill-tempered. (Swanson)
Gloomy
A strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.
Quarrel
Lacking in quantity or quality.
Lack of knowledge or information.
Without the basic necessities of life.
An angry argument or disagreement, typically between people who are usually on good terms.
Morose
do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them.
Sullen and ill-tempered. (Swanson)
Slow and clumsy because of great weight.
The quality of being well meaning; kindness.
Destitute
Unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous.
Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something
Without the basic necessities of life.
Lacking in quantity or quality.
Ignorance
Lack of knowledge or information.
A strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.
An angry argument or disagreement, typically between people who are usually on good terms.
Without the basic necessities of life.
Benevolence
Slow and clumsy because of great weight.
The quality of being well meaning; kindness.
do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them.
A strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.
Compulsion
Depressing; dreary.
A strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.
An angry argument or disagreement, typically between people who are usually on good terms.
Slow and clumsy because of great weight.
Obliged
A strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.
Without the basic necessities of life.
do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them.
Depressing; dreary.
Meager
Lacking in quantity or quality.
The quality of being well meaning; kindness.
Depressing; dreary.
Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something
Ponderous
An angry argument or disagreement, typically between people who are usually on good terms.
Slow and clumsy because of great weight.
Lack of knowledge or information.
Sullen and ill-tempered. (Swanson)
Dismal
Depressing; dreary.
Unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous.
Without the basic necessities of life.
Sullen and ill-tempered. (Swanson)
implored
to give; as a gift
scattered and driven away; made to vanish
asked or begged earnestly
total emptiness
morose
determined, bold
gloomy, ill-tempered
full of or accompanied by; laden
knotty and twisted
destitute
living in complete poverty
very heavy; bulky
full of or accompanied by; laden
loud enough to be heard
misanthrope
a driving, irresistible force
total emptiness
a discontented, unhappy person; one who bears a grudge
a person who hates or distrusts everyone
ponderous
very heavy; bulky
full of or accompanied by; laden
scattered and driven away; made to vanish
living in compelte pverty
covetous
to give, as a gift
determined, bold
great desire for wealth and possessions
scattered and driven away; made to vanish
bestow
untidy, especially in personal appearance
asked or begged earnestly
to give, as a gift
to feel sorrow or apologize for wrongdoings
resolute
gloomy, ill-tempered
full or or accompanied by; laden
a driving, irresistible force
determined, bold
malcontent
disposition to do good; an act of kindness
a discontented, unhappy person; one who bears a grudge
growing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs
total emptiness
penance
determined, bold
full or or accompanied by; laden
knotty and twisted
to feel sorrow or apologize for wrongdoings
fraught
a driving, irresistible force
full of or accompanied by; laden
loud enough to be heard
knotty and twisted
remorse
knotty and twisted
scattered and driven away; made to vanish
growing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs
disgusting, offensive
compulsion
a person who hates or distrusts everyone
loud enough to be heard
a driving, irresistible force
knotty and twisted
audible
loud enough to be heard
knotty and twisted
gloomy; ill-tempered
great desire for wealth and possessions
gnarled
disgusting, offensive
gloomy, ill-tempered
knotty and twisted
loud enough to be heard
dispelled
asked or begged earnestly
scattered and drivwn away; made to vanish
knotty and tangled
gloomy, ill-tempered
odious
total emptiness
disgusting, offensive
gloomy, ill-tempered
very heavy; bulky
slovenly
untidy, especially in personal appearance
gloomy, ill-tempered
full of or accompanied by; laden
loud enough to be heard
void
a person who hates or distrusts everyone
total emptiness
discontented, unhappy person, one who bears a grudge
determined, bold
benevolence
a disposition to do good; an act of kindness
a driving, irresistible force
scattered and driven away; made to vanish
a person who hates or distrusts everyone
EXCERPT: "The door of Scrooge’s counting-house was open that he might keep his eye upon his clerk, who in a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank, was copying letters. Scrooge had a very small fire, but the clerk’s fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal. But he couldn’t replenish it, for Scrooge kept the coal-box in his own room; and so surely as the clerk came in with the shovel, the master predicted that it would be necessary for them to part."
In Stave I of A Christmas Carol, what do Scrooge's actions toward his clerk suggest about their relationship?
Scrooge keeps the door open to communicate better with his clerk.
Scrooge keeps the door open because he does not trust his clerk.
Scrooge keeps the door open to share the fire with his clerk.
Scrooge keeps the door open to force his clerk to ask for the shovel.
EXCERPT: “Christmas a humbug, uncle!” said Scrooge’s nephew. “You don’t mean that, I am sure."
“I do,” said Scrooge. “Merry Christmas! what right have you to be merry? what reason have you to be merry? You’re poor enough."
“Come, then,” returned the nephew gaily. “What right have you to be dismal? what reason have you to be morose? You’re rich enough.”
In Stave I of A Christmas Carol, how does Scrooge's nephew perceive his uncle?
Scrooge’s nephew believes that his uncle should be spending his money on Christmas.
Scrooge’s nephew understands why his uncle wants to keep his office open on Christmas.
Scrooge’s nephew feels that his uncle does not take the holidays as seriously as he should.
Scrooge’s nephew does not understand why Scrooge is disgruntled with the holidays.
Which of these events occurs FIRST in Stave II with the Ghost of Christmas Past?
Scrooge tells the Ghost that he regrets not giving something to the boy singing Christmas carols.
Scrooge sees Belle as a beautiful woman in the prime of her life, with a loving family, home, and husband.
Scrooge returns to his childhood with the Ghost of Christmas Past and sees himself as a young boy, alone at his school.
Scrooge begs the Ghost to leave the past and return to the present because he can no longer bear it.
Which event occurs AFTER Scrooge sees himself with his old boss, Fezziwig, in Stave II while with the Ghost of Christmas Past?
Scrooge sees Belle as a beautiful woman in the prime of her life, with a loving family, home, and husband.
Scrooge says to the Ghost that he wishes he could say a few words to his clerk.
Scrooge tells the Ghost that he regrets not giving something to the boy singing Christmas carols.
Scrooge begs the Ghost to leave the past and return to the present because he can no longer bear it.
EXCERPT: The quarter was so long, that he was more than once convinced he must have sunk into a doze unconsciously, and missed the clock. At length it broke upon his listening ear.
“Ding, dong!”
“A quarter past,” said Scrooge, counting.
“Ding, dong!”
“Half past!” said Scrooge.
“Ding, dong!”
“A quarter to it,” said Scrooge.
“Ding, dong!”
“The hour itself,” said Scrooge, triumphantly, “and nothing else!”
He spoke before the hour bell sounded, which it now did with a deep, dull, hollow, melancholy ONE. Light flashed up in the room upon the instant, and the curtains of his bed were drawn.
What impact does the author’s use of repetition and sound devices have on the reader’s understanding of Scrooge’s character?
The use of repetition and sound devices help the reader better understand Scrooge’s anxiety and uncertainty.
The use of repetition and sound devices help the reader better understand Scrooge’s doubt and frustration.
The use of repetition and sound devices help the reader better understand Scrooge’s loneliness and solitude.
The use of repetition and sound devices help the reader better understand Scrooge’s ignorance and bewilderment.
How does the Ghost of Christmas Past’s perspective about Fezziwig affect Scrooge?
Scrooge says to the Ghost that Fezziwig was a good businessman, revealing that Scrooge wants to run his office differently.
Scrooge says that the Ghost is wrong about Fezziwig, revealing that Scrooge remembers his own youth better than he thought he did.
Scrooge explains to the Ghost why Fezziwig's actions are so important, revealing that Scrooge is starting to value the importance of treating others kindly.
Scrooge begs the Ghost to let him stay at the party, revealing that Scrooge misses the company and friendship of others.
While with the Ghost of Christmas Present in Stave III, Scrooge learns that Tiny Tim will die if his life doesn't change. How does Scrooge react to this?
Scrooge shows remorse for his previous lack of compassion.
Scrooge cannot bear to watch the Cratchit family celebrate Christmas.
Scrooge realizes that he needs to provide better working conditions in his office.
Scrooge shows pity for the Cratchit family members and their living situation.
EXCERPT: “I was only going to say,” said Scrooge’s nephew, “that the consequence of his taking a dislike to us, and not making merry with us, is, as I think, that he loses some pleasant moments, which could do him no harm. I am sure he loses pleasanter companions than he can find in his own thoughts, either in his mouldy old office, or his dusty chambers. I mean to give him the same chance every year, whether he likes it or not, for I pity him. He may rail at Christmas till he dies, but he can’t help thinking better of it—I defy him—if he finds me going there, in good temper, year after year, and saying Uncle Scrooge, how are you? If it only puts him in the vein to leave his poor clerk fifty pounds, that’s something; and I think I shook him yesterday.”
How does Fred’s perception of Scrooge differ from the perception of the other characters?
Fred knows that Scrooge is sad and disappointed by not having a family with whom to share the holidays.
Fred persists and believes that even if he can make a small impact on Scrooge and Scrooge’s actions toward others, it would be worth it.
Fred feels that Scrooge wants to treat those around him kindly, but just does not know how to act.
Fred thinks that Scrooge only treats those around him without care because no one has ever truly cared for him.
How does the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come differ from the Ghost of Christmas Present?
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come appears mysterious and menacing while the Ghost of Christmas Present brings thoughts and feelings of joy.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come demands respect from Scrooge while the Ghost of Christmas Present attempts to become Scrooge’s friend
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come knows nothing about Scrooge while the Ghost of Christmas Present understands Scrooge’s fears and doubts.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is optimistic about Scrooge’s future while the Ghost of Christmas Present is pessimistic about his future.
In Stave IV of A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is silent and does not show it's face to Scrooge. What mood does this create?
This creates a slow and quiet mood, which leaves a feeling of peace and calm in Scrooge.
This creates a wild and chaotic mood, which causes a feeling of confusion and anxiety in Scrooge.
This creates a dark and uncertain mood, which causes a feeling of dread and fear in Scrooge.
This creates an evil and cruel mood, which causes a feeling of hatred and outrage in Scrooge.
Which craft move does the author use within the text’s structure in Stave IV to build toward the climax?
Dickens uses dialogue between the ghost and the other characters to show that Scrooge is the dead man.
Dickens crafts scenes with hints that lead the reader to predict that Scrooge will find himself as the dead man.
Dickens uses the ghost as a narrator to explain to the reader that the dead man is indeed Scrooge.
Dickens uses foreshadowing to suggest to the reader that the dead man is Scrooge in the future.
After Scrooge realizes that the dead man is himself in Stave IV, how does feel?
Scrooge is confused and frustrated because he does not comprehend that he is the dead man.
Scrooge is depressed because even though he is apologetic, he realizes that he cannot escape his fate.
Scrooge is filled with regret and remorse when he realizes that he is the man who has died.
Scrooge is afraid of the ghost and says what he thinks the ghost wants to hear.
Think about Staves I-V of A Christmas Carol. What does Scrooge learn about life in A Christmas Carol?
Scrooge learns that it is necessary to take care of those who are less fortunate, especially by giving them money.
Scrooge learns that not having certain possessions can destroy a family.
Scrooge learns that even though he has grown increasingly wealthy and has more money than he could ever need, he is missing human contact and joy in his life.
Scrooge learns that money is very important in a relationship, and not having money could affect the relationship negatively.
What is the name of Scrooge's nephew?
Tiny Tim
George
Bob
Fred
Which ghost resembled a candle?
the Ghost of Christmas Past
the Ghost of Christmas Present
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Marley
In exchange for giving him Christmas Day off, what must Scrooge's clerk, Bob, promise?
To agree to being docked for the day off
To come in early the next day
To give him a full day of work the following weekend
To stay late that night
When asked for a donation for the poor in Stave I, where does Scrooge suggest those without means go?
To prisons and workhouses
To their own relatives
To the Church
Who comes to ask Scrooge to spend Christmas with his family in Stave I?
Mrs. Cratchit, Scrooge's clerk's wife
Mr. Fezziwig, Scrooge's former boss
Marley, Scrooge's business partner
Fred, Scrooge's nephew
Which of these does NOT describe the mood in Stave I of A Christmas Carol?
A house without light appears hidden behind a "fog and frost" that hangs around the house.
A bowl of gruel is being warm on a fire that is very low, especially for a night that is bitter cold.
The rooms are gloomy, dark and hidden behind heavy doors.
Living greens and glistening berries hang from the ceiling.
