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A Christmas Carol

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The author of "The Christmas Carol" is...

a)

Marley Jacobs

b)

Scrooge

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Ms. Moore

2.

The author, Charles Dickens, was inspired to write A Christmas Carol because he witnessed too much ...

a)

Poverty

b)

Kindness

c)

Equality

d)

Happiness

3.

Who was Marley?

a)

Scrooge's older brother

b)

Scrooge's business partner

c)

Scrooge's boss

d)

Scrooge's father

4.

What is the setting for this story?

a)

London - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

b)

London Christmas Day and the Day after Christmas

c)

New York - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

d)

New York - New Years Eve and New Years Day

5.
The Ghost of Christmas __________________ shows Scrooge that Bob Cratchit lives in poor conditions and barely has a Christmas dinner for his family.
a)
Present
b)
Past
c)
Yet to Come
d)
Marley
6.
"Bah, humbug!"
Who said this?
a)
Tiny Tim
b)
Scrooge
c)
Fred
d)
Christmas Present
7.

Who is the protagonist of A Christmas Carol?

a)

Ebeneezer Scrooge

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

Tiny Tim

d)

Bruce Wayne

8.
Where did the first ghost take Scrooge?
a)
into his future
b)
into his past
c)
into present day
d)
into Marley's past
9.

A possible theme for A Christmas Carol would be...

a)

Might makes right

b)

Money can't buy happiness

c)

Kindness always wins

d)

It is important to be kind and think of others.

10.
How many spirits does Marley say are going to visit Scrooge?
a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.
To whom does Scrooge send the Christmas turkey?
a)
Fred
b)
The Cratchits
c)
Belle
d)
Jacob Marley
12.
Who never speaks in the play?
a)
Ghost of Christmas Present
b)
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
c)
Martha Cratchit
d)
Portly Gentlemen
13.

The main character of a story is called...

a)

antagonist

b)

protagonist

c)

characterization

d)

author

14.
Scrooge's main conflict throughout the play is an example of
a)

man versus man

b)

man versus self

c)

man versus nature

d)

man versus society

15.

Whose gravestone did Scrooge see that motivated him to change?

a)

Tiny Tim

b)

Bob Cratchit 

c)

Ebenezer Scrooge 

d)

Jacob Marley

16.

What did Scrooge tell Bob Cratchit on Christmas Day?

a)

They would have a party at the shop the next Christmas Eve.

b)

They were going to work shorter days.

c)

He was going to raise Bob’s salary.

d)

Bob should put extra coal on the fire.

17.

In the mid-1800's if you were in debt and could not pay your bills, you and your family went to a ....

a)

vacation

b)

government workhouse

c)

low income housing

d)

different country

18.

True/False: While working at the workhouse your work paid off your debts.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Charles Dickens wasn't against wealth, he was against (a)   .

20.

How old was Charles Dickens when he started working 10 hour days?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

16

d)

18

21.

When the author drops hints or clues in the story to suggest what may happen later. This is called what?

a)

flashback

b)

inciting incident

c)

foreshadowing

d)

theme

22.

What point of view is in these lines: Bernard was sure his plan would work, but Nina was worried. She wished they had talked about it more ?

a)

First-person point of view

b)

Second-person point of view

c)

Third-person point of view

23.

Scrooge is fearful, scared, and crying that his fate cannot be reversed and frantically begs The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is considered what type of conflict.

a)

person vs self internal conflict

b)

person vs person

external conflict

c)

person vs technology

external conflict

d)

person vs society

external conflict

24.

The feeling the writer creates for the reader is called

a)

tone

b)

theme

c)

mood

d)

motivation

25.

True/False: Nonfiction text is literature based on facts, actual events, and real people.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Where does the climax of A Christmas Carol occur?

a)

When scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past.

b)

When Scrooge is visited by Jacob Marley.

c)

When Scrooge sees his own grave.

d)

When Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Future.

27.

The fact that Scrooge hates Christmas in the start of A Christmas Carol is ________ because of his generosity and well wishes during the holiday season at the end of A Christmas Carol.

a)

personification

b)

ironic

c)

alliteration

d)

genre

28.

Which of these is an example of symbolism in A Christmas Carol?

a)

Ebeneezer Scrooge is a miserable man who doesn't care about people.

b)

Tiny Tim uses a crutch because he cannot walk without support.

c)

Belle breaks off her engagement to Ebeneezer because he cares about money more than her.

d)

Jacob Marley wears heavy chains for all the kind deeds he failed to do.

29.

Which is the following is a valid cause-effect relationship?

a)

Because the Dickens family was poor, nobody went to his mother's school.

b)

Because his family was poor, Charles had to work in a factory.

c)

Because Charles's father was in prison, the family was poor.

d)

Because Charles Dickens was a famous author, his family stopped being poor.

30.

The time and place of a story is called

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

setting

d)

climax

31.

The reason or reasons why one has for acting for behaving in a particular way is called what?

a)

conflict

b)

theme

c)

irony

d)

motivation

32.

When a character struggles with his or her mind or heart over a decision or feeling (person vs self) is called what?

a)

inciting incident

b)

internal conflict

c)

external conflict

d)

theme

33.

How does Scrooge display greed in the story A Christmas Carol?

a)

He buys Bob Chatchit a turkey for Christmas Day.

b)

He gives Bob a raise by doubling his salary.

c)

He refuses to help others and give Bob coal to warm up his workplace.

d)

He tells his nephew "Bah humbug!"

34.

"A churchyard here... was a worthy place. Walled in by houses; overrun by grass and weeds..." These lines describe the __________.

a)

conflict

b)

solution

c)

irony

d)

setting

35.

The main conflict of A Christmas Carol is that Scrooge has to decide whether or not he will change his ways and become a better person. This is which type of conflict?

a)

External Conflict

b)

Internal Conflict

c)

Unresolvable Conflict

d)

Fictional Conflict