WorksheetsA Christmas Carol- Stave 3 Test
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What motivated Scrooge to search for the 2nd spirit?
a)
He heard a high-pitched laugh.
b)
He saw a ghostly light.
c)
He heard a tea kettle whistling.
d)
He smelled all the good food.
2.
How many brothers does the spirit have?
a)
250
b)
8
c)
over 1800
d)
under 1500
3.
How was Scrooge able to fly this time?
a)
The spirit touched his heart.
b)
He touched the spirit’s robe.
c)
He followed behind the spirit.
d)
The spirit touched him with the torch.
4.
How did sprinkling the torch affect people?
a)
People’s wishes were granted.
b)
People got along better.
c)
It began to snow.
d)
The sun began to shine.
5.
Why did Martha come out of hiding early?
a)
She thought Mr. Cratchit already knew she was there.
b)
Her mother told her to come out.
c)
She felt bad that her father was so disappointed.
d)
She got hungry for the goose.
6.
“And how did Little Tim behave?” asked Mrs. Cratchit. “As good as gold,” said Bob, “and better.” What did Mr. Cratchit mean by this response?
a)
He wondered how Tim behaved.
b)
Tiny Tim behaved as good as everyone else.
c)
Tiny Tim behaved better than the best.
d)
Tiny Tim should behave or he will get in trouble.
7.
What is Mr. Cratchit’s salary?
a)
15 shillings per week
b)
15 dollars per week
c)
15 pounds per week
d)
15 pennies per week
8.
Who said this line? “God bless us, every one!”
a)
Martha
b)
Mrs. Cratchit
c)
Mr. Cratchit
d)
Tiny Tim
9.
Who does not want to wish good health to Mr. Scrooge?
a)
Mrs. Scrooge
b)
Mrs. Cratchit
c)
Mr. Cratchit
d)
Scrooge’s nephew
10.
When the spirit said, “If he be like to die, he had better do so and decrease the surplus population”, what was he doing?
a)
He was referring to Scrooge, because no one would care if he died.
b)
He was referring to a poor man who begged for money; he was trying to make a point.
c)
He was referring to Mr. Cratchit, who does not make enough money to support his family.
d)
He was referring to Tiny Tim, but using Scrooge’s own words against him.
11.
What surprise does Mr. Cratchit have for his son, Peter?
a)
He is arranging employment for him.
b)
He is allowed to go hunting for the Christmas dinner.
c)
He is in charge of taking Tiny Tim to church next week.
d)
His godfather is Mr. Scrooge.
12.
“I see a vacant seat,” replied the Ghost, “in the poor chimney corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved.” What do these lines mean?
a)
Tiny Tim takes very good care of his crutch.
b)
There is always room for one more for dinner at the Cratchit house.
c)
Tiny Tim has trouble keeping up with cleaning the chimney.
d)
If things do not change, Tiny Tim will not be alive next year.
13.
Why did the spirit take Scrooge to the community of miners and the party on the ship?
a)
to show Scrooge where he will never be invited
b)
to show Scrooge more of his past
c)
to show Scrooge where his mother grew up because he never saw it
d)
to show Scrooge that people are happy on Christmas whether they have money or not
14.
What is Scrooge’s reaction to his nephew Fred’s party?
a)
He has a great time watching them play games.
b)
He is angry that Fred got married to someone without money.
c)
He becomes upset because he cannot join in.
d)
He remembers all the games he used to play with Mr. Cratchit.
15.
What are the names of the children with the spirit?
a)
Ignorance and Want
b)
Happy and Sad
c)
Full and Hungry
d)
Ebenezer and Alfred
16.
What do we learn about the children?
a)
They are laughing.
b)
They are blind.
c)
They are starving.
d)
They are crying.
17.
Which line(s) does the spirit say in reference to the two children?
a)
Only A and B.
b)
Are there no prisons?
c)
Are there no workhouses?
d)
Is there no food?
e)
All of the above.
18.
What did Scrooge learn about the spirit?
a)
He would be dying at midnight.
b)
He was the father of the children.
c)
He was friends with Scrooge when he was young.
d)
He longs to eat baked goose.
19.
“As the last stroke ceased to vibrate, he remembered the prediction of old Jacob Marley and, lifting up his eyes, beheld a solemn Phantom, draped and hooded, coming like a mist along the ground toward him.” What does the simile in this sentence emphasize?
a)
the clock striking twelve
b)
the prediction of Jacob Marley
c)
the hood of the Phantom
d)
the floating movement of the Phantom toward Scrooge
20.
“It was a great surprise of Scrooge, while listening to the moaning of the wind…” Which figurative language device is being used with this excerpt?
a)
personification
b)
assonance
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
21.
“Scrooge’s ears were deafened by the thundering of water…” Which figurative language device is being used with this excerpt?
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
imagery
d)
onomatopoeia
22.
Who said, “His wealth is of no use to him. He doesn’t do anything with it. He doesn’t make himself comfortable with it. He hasn’t the satisfaction of thinking – ha, ha, ha! – that he is ever going to benefit us with it” ?
a)
Mr. Cratchit
b)
Scrooge's nephew, Fred
c)
the portly gentleman
d)
the 2nd spirit
23.
During the journey with the spirit, where was a character named “Topper”?
a)
in the church with Tiny Tim
b)
at the Cratchit House
c)
on the ship
d)
at nephew Fred’s house
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