WorksheetsA Christmas Carol - Stave 1 (Multiple Choice)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
What is the setting of this novel?
Los Angeles, California, 1900s
London, England, 1800s
Sydney, Australia, 1600s
Paris, france, 1700s
When does the novel open?
a week before Christmas
two days before Christmas
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
What simile is used to describe Marley?
He is dead as a doornail.
He is solitary as an oyster.
He is cranky as a crab.
He is selfish as a toddler.
How did Scrooge and Marley know each other in life?
They are brothers.
They are enemies.
They were business partners.
They were in the army together.
What does Scrooge's nephew want?
a donation for the poor
Scrooge to sign a document for him
a bill for accounting services
to invite Scrooge over for Christmas dinner
How does Scrooge respond to his nephew's request?
He said if people are poor, they should go to prison.
He refused to sign the document.
He said his nephew did not have to pay the bill.
He told his nephew that Christmas was a "humbug" and that he wouldn't come to Christmas dinner.
Which adjectives best describe Scrooge?
selfish & greedy
generous & fun
funny & happy
enthusiastic & energetic
What is Scrooge's first name?
Marley
Ernest
Matthew
Ebenezer
How did Scrooge respond to the gentlemen collecting money for the poor?
He said he would be glad to support their cause.
He said he would talk to them at a later time.
He said that poor people actually had more money than he did.
He said the poor should just go to the prisons and workhouses.
How much money does Scrooge give to the men asking for charity for the poor?
none
5 schillings
a sixpence
a day's wages
What is one thing Scrooge was annoyed with his clerk for?
He came late to work.
He left with the 2 portly gentlemen.
He wanted to have all of Christmas Day off from work.
He laughed at Scrooge's stinginess.
What happened seven years ago on Christmas Eve?
Marley died.
Scrooge started a partnership with Marley.
Fred's mother died.
Fred, Scrooge's nephew, moved in with Scrooge.
What happened to Scrooge's doorknocker?
Someone stole it.
It turned rusty from old age.
It froze from the extreme temperatures and fell off of the door.
It transformed into the face of Jacob Marley.
What did Marley say about Scrooge's own fate?
He never really him.
He tried to warn him about his selfishness before he died.
Scrooge's father was just as mean.
Scrooge's chain has been growing since Marley died, so it is much longer.
What did Marley mean when he said, "The dealings of my trade were a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business"?
He regretted working for the water company.
He traded stocks for a living, but secretly wanted to work on a boat in the ocean.
Making money should have been a small part of his life, and serving others should have been his main focus.
Making money is okay, but he should have spent more time going on vacations.
Read this line spoken by Marley from page 16: "It is required of every man, ... that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen and travel far & wide; and if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death." What does this line explain about Marley's situation?
Why he died at a young age.
Why he must travel the earth after death.
How he met Scrooge as a teenager.
How long it takes him to travel the whole earth.
Why is it IMPERATIVE that Scrooge have the three visits from the ghosts?
to follow the plan of his father
in the hopes of escaping Jacob Marley's fate
to follow the advise of Bob Cratchit
in order to see him fly
How did Jacob Marley leave?
on a train
through the front door
on a horse and carriage
through the window
How are the ghosts being tormented?
They must all look at Scrooge every day.
They long to help people, but they have forever lost the ability to do so.
They go back and forth from Heaven to earth on a rotating basis.
They want to be good, but they are still tempted to be evil.
What do the chains on Marley represent?
the sins and selfish deeds he committed during his life
the many different paths he could have taken in life
the years that he has left to serve his sentence
