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CHARLES DICKENS' A CRISTMAS CAROL

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Jacob Marley?

a)

Scrooge's former business partner

b)

The first Spirit who visits Scrooge

c)

The character who warns Scrooge that he must change his ways

d)

All of them are correct

2.

Which of the following best describes Scrooge's character at the BEGINNING of the play?

a)

Merry and joyous

b)

Unintelligent and ignorant

c)

Stingy and uncompassionate

d)

Kind and generous

3.

In the opening scene, why is Scrooge shocked to see Bob Cratchit in such a merry mood?

a)

Scrooge knows that Cratchit has a sick child at home.

b)

Because Cratchit isn't allowed more than one piece of coal

c)

He thinks that someone so poor has no right to be happy

d)

All of them are correct

4.

Who is Fred?

a)

The gentleman who is looking for Scrooge to make a donation

b)

Scrooge's nephew

c)

Scrooge's former

business partner

d)

The Spirit of Christmas Present

5.

Why doesn't Scrooge make a donation to help the poor and destitute?

a)

He pays taxes to workhouses & prisons & thinks that's enough

b)

he doesn't have any money to spare

c)

he likes to personally help out poor families that he knows

d)

he doesn't believe the donations actually go to the poor

6.

Which of the following best demonstrates the kind of boss Scrooge is?

a)

He allows Cratchit to use as much coal as he would like

b)

He throws a huge Christmas party every year

c)

He complains about Cratchit wanting Christmas day off

d)

He gives his employee a generous salary

7.

Why does Marley have cashboxes chained to his body?

a)

They represent his generosity during life

b)

They represent the things he hated most in life

c)

They represent the money he stole from the poor

d)

They represent the things he held most dear to him in life

8.

Why is Marley forced to travel the earth as a ghost?

a)

He ignored his responsibilities toward mankind during life

b)

He was completely out of shape during his life

c)

it's his punishment for stealing from the poor when he lived

d)

that's what happens to people who have no family

9.

According to Marley, how does the length of Scrooge's chain compare to Marley's?

a)

Scrooge doesn't have a chain YET

b)

Scrooge's chain is much longer

c)

Marley's chain is much longer

d)

Their chains are equal in length

10.

What emotion does Scrooge experience when Past first takes him back to his hometown?

a)

He's terrified of that place

b)

He's saddened by the memories this place brings back to him

c)

He is emotionless and isn't affected at all

d)

He is overcome with joy and is visibly happy

11.

How do you know Scrooge is remorseful during his trip with Past?

a)

He says he wishes he could speak to Bob Cratchit

b)

He says he regrets the way he treated the boy at his door

c)

He asks Past to remove him from the scene with his ex

d)

All of them are correct

12.

Why is the scene with Scrooge's ex-fiancée so significant?

a)

It shows that he was a much kinder person back then

b)

It shows him feeling sorry about the way he treats Cratchit

c)

It shows that he made a wise choice in letting his fiancée go

d)

It shows that he regrets his decision to choose money over love

13.

Compared to how he reacted to Past, what is different about the way Scrooge receives Present?

a)

He's less willing to go with Present

b)

He's more scared of Present

c)

He's more willing to go with Present

14.

Which two characters surprisingly toast Scrooge at their Christmas dinner?

a)

Bob Cratchit & Fred

b)

Bob Cratchit & Scrooge's ex-fiancée

c)

Fred & Jacob Marley

d)

Jacob Marley & Scrooge's ex-fiancée

15.

Who hides beneath Present's robe?

a)

Jacob Marley

b)

Hunger & Thirst

c)

Ignorance & Want

d)

Ignorance & Bliss

16.

Why does Present use the words "Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"

a)

He believes those are the best institutions for the poor

b)

he's repeating Scrooge's words and using them against him

c)

He's repeating Marley's words to teach Scrooge a lessong

d)

He's making fun of the poor

17.

What is Mrs. Dilber doing in old Joe's shop?

a)

She is making a donation to the poor

b)

She is making funeral arrangements for Scrooge

c)

She is selling things that she stole from a dead man's house

d)

All of them are correct

18.

What Aha Moment does Scrooge have during his time with Future?

a)

He realizes he could be the dead man everyone is laughing at

b)

He realizes he made a mistake letting his fiancée

go

c)

He realizes he is a terrible boss

d)

He realizes that it's too late for him to stop these things

19.

What does Future do that gives Scrooge a bit of hope?

a)

He speaks only one word to Scrooge

b)

He smiles at Scrooge

c)

His hand wavers when Scrooge asks if he can change things

d)

All of them are correct

20.

How does Scrooge's character at the end of the play CONTRADICT his character at the beginning?

a)

He's even more cranky and greedy after the ghosts visit

b)

He offers Bob Cratchit a full week of vacation time

c)

He's more generous and compassionate and makes a donation

d)

He decides he wants to get married and start a family

21.

What proves that Scrooge has changed at the end?

a)

He sends the biggest turkey to the Cratchits

b)

He attends Christmas dinner at Fred's house

c)

He makes a generous donation to the poor

d)

All of them are correct

22.

How does Scrooge respond when people wish him a Merry Christmas?

a)

Bah! Fiddlesticks!

b)

Bah! Baloney!

c)

Bah! Nonsense!

d)

Bah! Humbug!

23.

It was ______ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of the past in his life.

a)

Pleasant

b)

Painful

c)

Neither

d)

Boring

24.

In this story, _____ was ill.

a)

Tiny Tim

b)

Scrooge's nephew

c)

Bob Cratchit

d)

Scrooge

25.

How long has Marley been dead?

a)

20 years

b)

7 years

c)

9 years

d)

12 years

26.

How is Marley's spirit punished for his greedy life?

a)

He must push a boulder up a hill.

b)

He is weighed down by chains.

c)

He must help those poor in spirit.

d)

He must count money for eternity.

27.

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future) showed Scrooge...

a)

Tiny Tim's grave

b)

Scrooge's old office

c)

Scrooge's grave

d)

Scrooge's home