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The Christmas Carol

Total questions: 232

Worksheet time: 3hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Ebenezer Scrooge do for a living?
a)
He is a clerk
b)
He is a lawyer
c)
He is a banker
d)
He is a doctor
2.
What is the name of Scrooge's deceased business partner?
a)
Jacob Marley
b)
Bob Crachit
c)
Tiny Tim
d)
Frederick
3.
Where do the three Ghosts take Scrooge?
a)
His childhood home
b)
The graveyard
c)
The North Pole
d)
The future
4.
What was Scrooge's reaction to the Ghost of Christmas Present?
a)
He was scared
b)
He was sad
c)
He was angry
d)
He was joyous
5.
What does Scrooge request from the Ghost of Christmas Present?
a)
He wants him to take away his wretched soul
b)
He wants him to help him find the meaning of Christmas
c)
He wants him to give him money
d)
He wants him to bring back his mother
6.
What does the Phantom warn Scrooge about?
a)
He will die a rich man
b)
He will die alone
c)
He will never find a wife
d)
He will never find true happiness
7.
What does Scrooge give to Bob Cratchit?
a)
A raise in salary
b)
A bonus
c)
A turkey
d)
A new coat
8.
What did Scrooge do on Christmas morning?
a)
He went to church
b)
He went ice skating
c)
He gave presents to children
d)
He cooked a big breakfast
9.
What does Scrooge ask for at the end of the book?
a)
A second chance
b)
A new job
c)
More money
d)
More friends
10.
Who is the main character of A Christmas Carol?
a)
Bob Cratchit
b)
Jacob Marley
c)
Ebenezer Scrooge
d)
Tiny Tim
11.

Which of these ghosts appeared first in

Act II?

a)

The Ghost of Christmas Past

b)

The Ghost of Christmas Present

c)

The Ghost of Christmas Future

d)

The Ghost of Christmas Never

12.

What did the Ghost of Christmas Present

sprinkle from his torch?

a)

holy water

b)

good will

c)

fellow feeling

d)

kindness

13.

Whose family did Scrooge visit?

a)

Cratchit's family

b)

Marley's family

c)

Fezziwig's family

d)

none of these

14.

What does the ghost reveal to Scrooge about

Tiny Tim’s fate?

a)

Tiny Tim has a long road of sickness

ahead.

b)

Tiny Tim will die if nothing changes.

c)

Tiny Tim will experience a Christmas

miracle.

d)

Tiny Tim will someday work for

Scrooge.

15.

Why did Scrooge want the spirit to make him

visible after watching his nephew and wife?

a)

Scrooge wanted to share in their feast.

b)

Scrooge was afraid they had forgotten

him.

c)

Scrooge wanted to talk with them.

d)

none of these

16.

What did the three businessmen discuss?

a)

Scrooge’s death

b)

Scrooge’s money

c)

Scrooge’s funeral

d)

all of these

17.

What did Mrs. Dilber, the First Woman, and

the First Man all have in common?

a)

All of them were enemies of Scrooge.

b)

All of them stole things from Scrooge

after his death.

c)

All of them eventually died because of

Scrooge’s negligence.

d)

none of these

18.

Which statement below is true about the end

of the play?

a)

Scrooge eventually returned to his old

ways.

b)

Scrooge gave his nephew a raise.

c)

Tiny Tim did not die.

d)

Marley was alive again.

19.
Why does Scrooge have a problem with people enjoying Christmas?
a)
He thinks that poor people deserve to be unhappy
b)
He only cares about making money and Christmas interrupts business.
c)
He only pretends to dislike Christmas
d)
He is reminded of his sweetheart on Christmas
20.
Who is Marley?
a)
Scrooge's employee
b)
Scrooge's brother
c)
Scrooge's nephew
d)
Scrooge's business partner
21.
What does the reader learn about Scrooge during his visit from the Spirit of Christmas Past?
a)
He lived a happy childhood
b)
He was the teacher's pet
c)
He was alone and lonely as a child
d)
He only cared about money when he was young
22.
What does Scrooge learn through the journey to Christmas Present?
a)
Cratchit and his family are poor
b)
His nephew has a sick child
c)
His employees are stealing his belongings
d)
He is well-liked by Mrs Cratchit
23.
How does Scrooge react to the visions shown to him by the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come?
a)
He scoffs at the images
b)
He is frightened
c)
He is humored
d)
He is angry
24.
The setting of "A Christmas Carol" is a small town in Germany.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
We learn about Scrooge mostly from what he does, not says
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Marley tells Scrooge to expect three more ghosts.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The young Scrooge at school is a character most readers feel sorry for.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
After seeing his sister, Scrooge defends how he treated his nephew the previous day.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Tiny Tim appears to be very ill when we meet him
a)
True
b)
False
30.
The Ghost of Christmas Present is a sinister, scary phantom
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Despite their poverty, the Cratchets are still merry because they are together
a)
True
b)
False
32.
In the future, Scrooge witnesses his employees and others speaking highly of him.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
From the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Scrooge learns that his future will be grim if he does not change.
a)
True
b)
False
34.

Who comes into Scrooge's Office to wish Scrooge a Merry Christmas!

a)

His Nephew

b)

Bob Crachit

c)

Tiny Tim

d)

Marley's Ghost

35.

True or False:

Scrooge's Nephew invites Scrooge to have Christmas Dinner with him?

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Who asks Scrooge for the day off on Christmas Day?

a)

Scrooge's Nephew

b)

Jacob Marley

c)

Bob Crachit

d)

The Ghost of Christmas Present

37.

Why does Jacob Marley haunt Scrooge?

a)

To warn him that he needs to change

b)

Because that is what ghosts do

c)

To show Scrooge his past

d)

To show Scrooge his future

38.

True or False:

The first place the Ghost of Christmas Past was to a garden with a young Scrooge and a lovely young woman.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Why does the young woman break her engagement with young Scrooge?

a)

He wasn't rich enough for her

b)

He loved money more than he loved her

c)

She fell in love with someone else

d)

She though he deserved to be lonely

40.

True or False:

The Ghost of Christmas Present wears a robe and looks like what we would call Santa Claus today.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

What is the name of Bob Crachit's sickly young child?

a)

Weakly Willis

b)

Sickly Sam

c)

Tiny Tim

d)

Meager Mel

42.

True or False:

Scrooge's Nephew and his guests make fun of Scrooge during their Christmas Dinner.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

True or False:

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is the most talkative of the three.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What happens to Tiny Tim if Scrooge does not change his ways?

a)

He gets a Playstation 5

b)

He dies

c)

He gets better and healthy

d)

He begins working for Scrooge

45.

True or False:

After The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge his future gravestone Scrooge promises to be a better person.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

After Scrooge wakes up on Christmas Day what does he ask the Boy outside to buy?

a)

The Prized Turkey

b)

Beats by Dre

c)

Nothing

d)

A lump of Coal

47.

True of False:

Scrooge never had Christmas dinner with his Nephew and his wife.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

True or False:

Scrooge became like a second father to Tiny Tim and helped him get healthy again.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

True or False:

The Ghost of Christmas Past is the first spirit to visit Scrooge.

a)

False

b)

True

50.

What does Scrooge see when the Ghost of Christmas Present takes him to the Cratchit household?

a)

A fight between family members

b)

An empty house

c)

A humble but joyful family gathering

d)

A lavish Christmas feast

51.

True or False:

Scrooge's transformation is complete by the end of the story.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

True or False:

Scrooge was visited by three spirits in one night.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

True or False:

Scrooge's transformation was inspired by the Ghost of Christmas Future.

a)

False

b)

True

54.

When the Ghost of Christmas Past notices something on Scrooge's check (a tear), one can infer he is feeling what?

a)

Nostalgic (thinking about memories)

b)

Impatient (not wanting to wait)

c)

Joyous (very happy)

d)

Curious (wondering about something)

55.

Who called Scrooge a "comical old fellow."

a)

Businessmen that Scrooge knew.

b)

The first two spirits

c)

Scrooge's nephew and nieces

d)

Scrooge's brother and sister

56.

What question did Scrooge ask the third spirit?

a)

When would the spirit be back?

b)

How did he die?

c)

Was he beyond all hope?

d)

Did the spirit visit any of the dead people in the graves?

57.
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
58.
"Bah, humbug!"
Who said this?
a)
Tiny Tim
b)
Scrooge
c)
Fred
d)
Christmas Present
59.
What is Scrooge's typical response to "Merry Christmas"?
a)
"Bah! Nonsense!"
b)
"Pah! Life's too short!"
c)
"Bah! Humbug!"
d)
"Oh, fiddlesticks!"
60.

What is the setting?

a)

England December 1843

b)

Germany 1843

c)

U.S. 1909

d)

All of the above

61.

What is the fact we discover about Jacob Marley?

(a)  

62.

How does Scrooge feel about both Christmas and Marriage?

a)

He likes them

b)

He hates them

c)

He is excited

d)

None of the above

63.

Why does Scrooge think Bob Cratchit, his clerk, and Fred, his nephew, are "lunatics"?

a)

Because they exercise

b)

Because they know Mr. Martin

c)

Because they believe and celebrate Christmas

d)

All of the above

64.

What "unfair" request does Scrooge's clerk make of his boss?

(a)  

65.

What did the other men who came to the warehouse want? What was Scrooge's reply to them?

a)

They were collecting money for the poor. Scrooge's reply was that they should die

b)

They were opening a business

c)

They were giving a speech

d)

All of the above

66.

Minister

a)

Ancestors

b)

Mourner

c)

Clergyman

67.

Funeral Director

a)

Unhallowed

b)

Clergyman

c)

Undertaker

68.

One who has lost a loved one

a)

Unhallowed

b)

Mourner

c)

Undertaker

69.

Older Family Members

a)

Ancestors

b)

Unhallowed

c)

Undertaker

70.

Not holy

a)

Clergyman

b)

Unhallowed

c)

Undertaker

71.

What happened to the door knocker when Scrooge was opening his door?

a)

It looked like the face of Jacob Marley who died 7 yrs ago on Christmas Eve.

b)

It turns into a ghost face

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

72.

Who appeared to Scrooge? What did he tell Scrooge

a)

Marley's Ghost

b)

He warned him about the coming of three ghosts

c)

Both A & B

d)

None of the above

73.

What did Scrooge do after his visitor left?

a)

He had a party

b)

He made a phone call

c)

He went to bed

d)

All of the above

74.

Who is the second speaker in this passage

a)

The gentleman

b)

Scrooge

c)

Marley

d)

None of the above

75.

Who lived in Scrooge's house before him?

a)

Scrooge

b)

Marley

c)

Dog

d)

All of the above

76.

What does Scrooge see when he looks at the doorknocker on his front door?

a)

A bell

b)

Marley's face

c)

A boot

d)

None of the above

77.

What does Scrooge first think the ghost actually is?

a)

A dream

b)

A thought

c)

An upset stomach

d)

All of the above

78.

What do the chains and money boxes in which Marley's ghost is draped represent?

a)

They represent happiness

b)

They represent money

c)

They represent Marley's mistake or wrong doings

d)

All of the above

79.

What is the purpose of Marley's visit?

a)

To warn Scrooge and try to change him

b)

To cheer him up

c)

To dance

d)

All of the above

80.

What was Ebenizer Scrooge doing while everyone else was preparing for Christmas Eve?

a)

He was sleeping.

b)

He was working as usual.

c)

He was counting his money carefully.

81.

Ebenezer Scrooge was ..................

a)

kind

b)

generous

c)

greedy

82.

Ebenezer Scrooge wasn't ............

a)

mean

b)

greedy

c)

friendly

83.

Who was Bob Cratchit?

a)

Scrooge's nephew.

b)

Someone who worked for Scrooge.

c)

Scrooge's brother.

84.

How does Scrooge feel about Christmas?

a)

He hates it.

b)

He likes it a lot.

c)

He doesn't mind it.

85.

What did the clock do in the story?

a)

chime

b)

slap

c)

thump

86.

Scrooge's invited him for Christmas ..............

a)

crossly

b)

excitedly

c)

greedily

87.

How many ghosts visit Scrooge?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

4

d)

2

88.

'Bah. Humbug!' Scrooge said .............

a)

happily

b)

angrily

c)

lazily

89.

Who was Jacob Marley?

a)

Ebenezer's old friend.

b)

Ebenezer's nephew.

c)

Ebenezer's assistant.

90.

What do we know about Cratchet's situation?

a)

He is very rich.

b)

He is very poor.

91.

Did Scrooge celebrate Christmas in the past?

a)

Yes, he did

b)

No, he didn't

92.

Why did Scrooge change to a mean person?

a)

Because of his friends.

b)

Because of his family.

c)

Because of the money.

93.

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

a)

Marley Jacobs

b)

Scrooge

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Ms. Moore

94.

Scrooge is a miserly old man.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

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

a)

Poverty

b)

Kindness

c)

Equality

d)

Happiness

96.

Ebenezer Scrooge was alone because he did not have family.

a)

True

b)

False

97.

Who was Marley?

a)

Scrooge's older brother

b)

Scrooge's business partner

c)

Scrooge's boss

d)

Scrooge's father

98.

Which picture describes the first spirit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
99.

Which picture represents the Ghost of Christmas Present?

a)
b)
c)
d)
100.

Which picture depicts the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?

a)
b)
c)
d)
101.
What does Scrooge learn about the past?
a)
You can change it
b)
It cannot change
c)
Forgive and forget
d)
Mistakes happen
102.
Seeing the future showed Scrooge that ___________.
a)
Money can take you far in life.
b)
Your friends will always be there for you.
c)
No matter what life will be okay.
d)
Being generous is more important than being wealthy.
103.
What is plot?  
a)
The diagram we write on.
b)
The series of events in a story.
c)
The shape of the stage.
d)
The setting of the story.
104.
Scrooge is a representation of 
a)
working hard
b)
business and profit
c)
greed and ignorance
d)
London 
105.
How does he feel about seeing his past?
a)
He isn't really interested
b)
He is excited, but then becomes very sad
c)
He doesn't remember any of it
d)
He is bored and unhappy
106.
What is Scrooge's first name?
a)
Fred
b)
Bob
c)
Ebenezer
d)
Jacob
107.
Who is Cratchit?
a)
Scrooge's employee
b)
Scrooge's nephew
c)
Scrooge's dad
d)
Scrooge's friend
108.
Which of the spirits doesn't speak to Scrooge?
a)
Marley
b)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
c)
The Ghost of Christmas Present
d)
The ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
109.

Identify the character: Bob Cratchit's young son, crippled from birth. He is a highly sentimentalized character who Dickens uses to highlight the tribulations of England's poor and to elicit sympathy from his middle and upper class readership.

a)

Ebenezer Scrooge

b)

Want and Ignorance

c)

Tiny Tim

d)

Bob Cratchit

110.

Identify the character: The miserly owner of a London counting-house, a nineteenth century term for an accountant's office. The three spirits of Christmas visit the stodgy bean-counter in hopes of reversing his greedy, cold-hearted approach to life.

a)

Bob Cratchit

b)

Tiny Tim

c)

Ebenezer Scrooge

d)

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

111.
What is the setting of A Christmas Carol?
a)
London, England, 1840's
b)
London, New Jersey, 1790's
c)
Paris, France, 1970's
d)
Austin, Texas, present
112.
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
113.
Seeing the future showed Scrooge that ___________.
a)
Money can take you far in life.
b)
Your friends will always be there for you.
c)
No matter what life will be okay.
d)
Being generous is more important than being wealthy.
114.
"Bah, humbug!"
Who said this?
a)
Tiny Tim
b)
Scrooge
c)
Fred
d)
Christmas Present
115.

first spirit to visit Scrooge

a)

The Portly Gentleman

b)

Ghost of Christmas past

c)

Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future)

d)

Ghost of Christmas Present

e)

Bob Cratchit

116.
What does Scrooge learn about the past?
a)
You can change it
b)
It cannot change
c)
Forgive and forget
d)
Mistakes happen
117.

How was his mood at the end of the story?

a)

Mad

b)

Happy

c)

Energetic

d)

Caring

118.

Who was the main character in the story?

4 lines
119.

How did the ghost affect Scrooge?

a)

The ghost let Scrooge change his mind.

b)

He just decided to change all of a sudden.

c)

Scrooge got mad and gave up

d)

The ghost gave Scrooge a talk and Scrooge learned a lesson after the ghost left.

120.

Who were the characters in the story?

a)

Scrooge

b)

Bella

c)

Fred

d)

Cratchit

121.

What is the title of the story?

a)

The cristams coral

b)

The Grinch

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

The Christmas Coral

122.

How did the story end?

a)

They were all happy

b)

Scrooge was still mad

c)

Scrooge became happy and sweet

d)

They were all mad

123.

Where did it take place?

(a)  

124.

How many spirits are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

125.

Did you like the story?

a)

no

b)

Didn't pay attention

c)

Yes

d)

Defiantly

126.

Was this Charles Dickens's first story?

(a)  

127.

The SETTING of the play is located in

a)

City of London

b)

City of Madrid

c)

City of Birmingham

d)

City of New Delhi

128.

The Year of The Christmas Carol takes place in..

a)

1843

b)

1845

c)

1945

d)

1943

129.

Whats the name of the Scrooge's old friend and business partner that comes back as a ghost; wrapped in heavy chains?

a)

Michael

b)

Marley

c)

Morty

d)

Marlon

130.

Scrooge's first name.

a)

Evan

b)

Ebeneber

c)

Ebenezer

d)

Eric

131.

What is Scrooges problem.

a)

Scrooge only values money and not family and Kindness

b)

Scrooge gets into too many fights with his nephew

c)

Scrooge gambles and drinks too much

d)

Scrooge cheats on his wife with her twin sister

132.

Who currently works for Scrooge at his business?

a)

Crawfish

b)

Cratchit

c)

Cedric

d)

Christopher

133.

What does "humbug" mean?

a)

nonsense

b)

happiness

c)

Love

d)

complete sense

134.

What does Mr. Scrooge think of Christmas?

a)

He thinks its great!

b)

He thinks its ok.

c)

He thinks its nonsense.

d)

He think its pretty good.

135.

Scrooge is very ______ to his Nephew.

a)

kind

b)

helpful

c)

grateful

d)

rude

136.

What does Nephew call Scrooge to Cratchit?

a)

He's impossible.

b)

He's awesome

c)

He's annoying

d)

He's lovely

137.

Thin man and Portly man enter Scrooges business for what?

a)

collecting bills and payments

b)

Collecting donations of the poor

c)

Collecting flowers for the dead

d)

Collecting money Scrooge owes from gambling

138.

What does portly mean?

a)

stout body;fat

b)

Where ships dock their boats

c)

funny

d)

Great desire

139.

Scrooge let's Cratchit ___________ on Christmas day.

a)

take the day off, but must come in earlier the next day

b)

have a party at the office

c)

come to work early on Christmas, so he can early extra money

d)

have fine at Scrooges house

140.

Marley tells Scrooge that he will be visited by ____ Spirits.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

141.

The Ghost of _____________ is the first Spirit to visit Scrooge.

a)

Christmas Future

b)

Christmas Present

c)

Christmas Past perfect

d)

Christmas Past

142.

Where and who does the Ghost take Scrooge first?

a)

Scrooge's childhood school and himself as a boy

b)

Scrooge's University and his old friend, Marley

c)

Scrooge's house and his wife

d)

Scrooge's business shop and Cratchit

143.

What is the name of Scrooge's little sister?

a)

Fanita

b)

Fan

c)

Pam

d)

Lan

144.

What did Scrooge's little sister do to his Schoolmaster?

a)

Punch him in his face

b)

Steal his money

c)

Made him say goodbye to Scrooge

d)

Ask him for ice cream and cake

145.

What is the name of Scrooges Mentor and boss?

a)

Fezziwig

b)

Jacob

c)

Fredrick

d)

Fizzirack

146.

What did Scrooge's boss do to show his appreciation for his staff and workers?

a)

Have a fun party with music, food, dancing and drinks

b)

Give them 5 pounds and told them to go home early

c)

Gave them each a kitty

d)

Told them he loved them more than his own daughters

147.

What happened in Scrooges LAST visit with the Ghost?

a)

He visited himself in the hospital. Full of regrets

b)

He visited himself with his old lady Love. She was leaving him...

c)

He visited himself getting married to his old wife

d)

He visited the funeral of his Nephew

148.

One the 'eve' of Christmas. Here 'eve' refers to ...

a)

One hour before Christmas Day

b)

Christmas Day

c)

the day before Christmas

d)

The day after Christmas

149.

It slowly dawns on him that the dead man is himself. 'Dawns on him' refers to ...

a)

suddenly notices

b)

suddenly sees

c)

easy to understand

150.

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge ...

a)

people laughing at him

b)

his death

c)

Fred

151.

I wanted to make amends with him. This means ...

a)

make things right

b)

make friends

c)

talk about something important

152.

As dead as a doornail

a)

Metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

153.

Scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, and sole mourner.

a)

Repetition

b)

simile

c)

personification

154.

Hard and sharp as flint

a)

Suggests Scoorge is wise and compassionate

b)

suggests that Scoorge lacks warmth, empathy and compassion and is merciless

155.

Comment Scoorge is solitary as an Oyster.

4 lines
156.

How many spirits are going to visit Scoorge?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

157.

It was long, and wound about him like a tail; and it was made (for Scrooge observed it closely) of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel. Discuss what does the chain symbolizes.

4 lines
158.

What did Scrooge say when two gentlemen arrived collecting for the poor?

a)

Are there no schools?

b)

Are there no orphanages?

c)

Are there no hospitals?

d)

Are there no prisons?

159.

What did the scruffy boy do when he saw Scrooge?

a)

Began to cry

b)

Began to dance

c)

Began to laugh

d)

Began to sing

160.

What did Scrooge ask Bob when it was time to go home?

a)

Do you want to leave early tomorrow?

b)

Do you want to take a vacation tomorrow?

c)

Do you want to work extra hours tomorrow?

d)

Do you want the entire day off tomorrow?

161.

Where did Scrooge have his lonely dinner?

a)

In a fancy banquet hall

b)

In a crowded restaurant

c)

In a lonely hotel

d)

In a friend's house

162.

Who appeared at Scrooge's house and warned him about being haunted by three spirits?

a)

The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come

b)

The Ghost of Christmas Past

c)

Marley's Ghost

d)

The Ghost of Christmas Present

163.

Where did the Ghost of Christmas Past take Scrooge?

a)

To the past

b)

To a different country

c)

To a different planet

d)

To the future

164.

What did the poor family do on Christmas despite having no special meal?

a)

Singing and dancing

b)

Eating and drinking

c)

Crying and mourning

d)

Sleeping and resting

165.

What did Scrooge see in the junk store that horrified him?

a)

New items for sale

b)

Antique items for sale

c)

Expensive items for sale

d)

Stolen items from a dead man's home

166.

What did Scrooge see in the room where a dead man lay on the bed?

a)

A group of people praying

b)

A man and wife discussing

c)

A group of people mourning

d)

A group of people celebrating

167.

What did Scrooge do when he realized the consequences of his actions?

a)

Ran away in fear

b)

Closed his eyes to pray

c)

Laughed and ignored it

d)

Cried and begged for mercy

168.

Identify the type of figurative language:

The chain was long and wound about him like a tail.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Allusion

c)

Simile

169.

Identify the type of figurative language:

The setting sun had left a streak of fiery red, which glared upon the desolation for an instant

a)

Alliteration

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

170.

Identify the type of figurative language:

The elder man struck up a study song that was like a gale in itself.

a)

Allusion

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

171.

Identify the type of figurative language:

A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every 25th of December

a)

Metaphor

b)

Idiom

c)

Personification

172.

Identify the type of figurative language:

If he wanted to keep them, the wicked old screw, why didn't he?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

173.

Identify the type of figurative language:

the chimes of the clock struck the fourth hour...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Idiom

174.

Identify the type of figurative language:

The spectre's voice disturbed the very marrow of his bones.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Idiom

c)

Metaphor

175.

Identify the type of figurative language:

Every idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding ...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Idiom

c)

Hyperbole

176.

Identify the type of figurative language:

The knife was eaten up with rust.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

177.

Identify the type of figurative language:

If good Saint Dunston had but nipped the Evil Spirits nose with a touch ...

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Idiom

c)

Allusion

178.

Identify the type of figurative language:

The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!

a)

Personification

b)

Allusion

c)

Metaphor

179.

Identify the type of figurative language:

They shone in every part of the dance like moons

a)

Idiom

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

180.

Identify the type of figurative language:

...that blessed Star which led the Wise Men to a poor abode?

a)

Analogy

b)

Allusion

c)

Hyperbole

181.

Identify the type of figurative language:

The spectre wrung his shadowy hands.

a)

Allusion

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

182.

Identify the type of figurative language:

The men were pouring out their hearts to Fezziwig.

a)

Idiom

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

183.

Identify the type of figurative language:

...his mind flew back again, like a strong spring released...

a)

Idiom

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

184.

Identify the type of figurative language:

Plenty's horn was atop his head.

a)

Idiom

b)

Allusion

c)

Simile

185.

Identify the type of figurative language:

He might hear the pudding singing in the copper.

a)

Allusion

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

186.

In the following metaphor/simile, what is being compared?

"the pudding, like a speckled cannonball"

________ = ________

(a)  

187.

In the following metaphor/simile, what is being compared?

Scrooge lifted up his ideas and beheld a Phantom...coming like a mist...

________ = ________

(a)  

188.
The word 'miser' means
a)
Someone with a lot of money
b)
Someone who doesn't like spending money
c)
Someone who donates money regularly
d)
Someone who is very poor
189.
The opposite of the phrase 'to hold a grudge' is
a)
To forgive
b)
To hate
c)
To return someone's money
d)
To fight forever
190.
The sentence that uses the phrase 'make amends' correctly is......
a)
Scrooge is decided to make amends for his past actions.
b)
Scrooge decided to make amends for his past actions.
c)
Scrooge make amends for his past actions.
d)
Scrooge is the make amends for the past actions.
191.
Every action has _____________ so we must be careful in everything we do. Choose the word that best completes the above sentence.
a)
consequences
b)
remarks
c)
reasons
d)
mistakes
192.

''He frightened every one of us away when he was alive.''

[who said these words]

a)

Joe

b)

Laundry woman

c)

Cleaning woman

d)

none of these

193.
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
194.
Seeing the future showed Scrooge that ___________.
a)
Money can take you far in life.
b)
Your friends will always be there for you.
c)
No matter what life will be okay.
d)
Being generous is more important than being wealthy.
195.
"Bah, humbug!"
Who said this?
a)
Tiny Tim
b)
Scrooge
c)
Fred
d)
Christmas Present
196.
Who is the main character of A Christmas Carol?
a)
Ebeneezer Scrooge
b)
Queen Victoria
c)
Tiny Tim
d)
Bruce Wayne
197.
Who is Cratchit?
a)
Scrooge's employee
b)
Scrooge's nephew
c)
Scrooge's dad
d)
Scrooge's friend
198.
Where did the first ghost take Scrooge?
a)
into his future
b)
into his past
c)
into present day
d)
into Marley's past
199.

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 better to give than to receive

200.
Which of the following is true?
a)
Scrooge keeps the Christmas Spirit until his death two years later.
b)
He was nice every Christmas but was still a " man of disciplined business."
c)
He became a second father to Tiny Tim and from that time on keeps the Christmas spirit
d)
He keeps the Christmas spirit and finds even more happiness the next year with a new wife
201.
What is Scrooge's typical response to "Merry Christmas"?
a)
"Bah! Nonsense!"
b)
"Pah! Life's too short!"
c)
"Bah! Humbug!"
d)
"Oh, fiddlesticks!"
202.
What is plot?  
a)
The diagram we write on.
b)
The series of events in a story.
c)
The shape of the stage.
d)
The setting of the story.
203.

Who was Marley?

a)

Scrooge's older brother

b)

Scrooge's business partner

c)

Scrooge's boss

d)

Scrooge's father

204.

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 - b

205.
How many spirits does Marley say are going to visit Scrooge?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
206.
Who never speaks in the play?
a)
Ghost of Christmas Present
b)
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
c)
Martha Cratchit
d)
Portly Gentlemen
207.
To whom does Scrooge send the Christmas turkey?
a)
Fred
b)
The Cratchits
c)
Belle
d)
Jacob Marley
208.

Scrooge's nephew came to the office to ________.

a)

ask for money

b)

invite Scrooge to Christmas dinner

c)

invite Scrooge to a pub

d)

ask for a job

209.
What do we know about Scrooge's childhood?
a)
he was lonely
b)
he wasn't a very good reader
c)
he attended a very small school
d)
he had a bad relationship with his sister
210.
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
211.
Whose grave stone did Scrooge see?
a)
Tiny Tim
b)
Bob Cratchit 
c)
Ebenezer Scrooge 
d)
Jacob Marley
212.
What did Scrooge tell Bob Cratchit the day after Christmas?
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.
213.

Identify the character: The miserly owner of a London counting-house, a nineteenth century term for an accountant's office. The three spirits of Christmas visit the stodgy bean-counter in hopes of reversing his greedy, cold-hearted approach to life.

a)

Bob Cratchit

b)

Tiny Tim

c)

Ebenezer Scrooge

d)

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

214.

Identify the character: Bob Cratchit's young son, crippled from birth. He is a highly sentimentalized character who Dickens uses to highlight the tribulations of England's poor and to elicit sympathy from his middle and upper class readership.

a)

Ebenezer Scrooge

b)

Want and Ignorance

c)

Tiny Tim

d)

Bob Cratchit

215.
What is the setting of A Christmas Carol?
a)
London, England, 1840's
b)
London, New Jersey, 1790's
c)
Paris, France, 1970's
d)
Austin, Texas, present
216.
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
217.
Seeing the future showed Scrooge that ___________.
a)
Money can take you far in life.
b)
Your friends will always be there for you.
c)
No matter what life will be okay.
d)
Being generous is more important than being wealthy.
218.
Who is the author of "A Christmas Carol?"
a)
Hemingway
b)
Mark Twain
c)
Steinbeck
d)
Charles Dickens
219.
"Bah, humbug!"
Who said this?
a)
Tiny Tim
b)
Scrooge
c)
Fred
d)
Christmas Present
220.
Who is Scrooge's nephew?
a)
Fezziwig
b)
Tiny Tim
c)
Cratchit
d)
Fred
221.
Who is the main character of A Christmas Carol?
a)
Ebeneezer Scrooge
b)
Queen Victoria
c)
Tiny Tim
d)
Bruce Wayne
222.
Who is Cratchit?
a)
Scrooge's employee
b)
Scrooge's nephew
c)
Scrooge's dad
d)
Scrooge's friend
223.
The first visitor is the Ghost of Christmas ______________. This ghost shows Scrooge as his younger self at school with Fan, and at Fezziwig's.
a)
Yet to Come
b)
Present
c)
Past
d)
Marle
224.
Where did the first ghost take Scrooge?
a)
into his future
b)
into his past
c)
into present day
d)
into Marley's past
225.

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 better to give than to receive

226.
Which of the following is true?
a)
Scrooge keeps the Christmas Spirit until his death two years later.
b)
He was nice every Christmas but was still a " man of disciplined business."
c)
He became a second father to Tiny Tim and from that time on keeps the Christmas spirit
d)
He keeps the Christmas spirit and finds even more happiness the next year with a new wife
227.
What is Scrooge's typical response to "Merry Christmas"?
a)
"Bah! Nonsense!"
b)
"Pah! Life's too short!"
c)
"Bah! Humbug!"
d)
"Oh, fiddlesticks!"
228.

Scrooge's clerk; kind, mild, & very poor man; has a large family

a)

Fan

b)

Fred

c)

Mr.Fezziwig

d)

Jacob Marley

e)

Bob Cratchit

229.

second spirit to visit Scrooge; takes him to a party at his nephew Fred's house

a)

Ghost of Christmas Past

b)

Ghost of Christmas Present

c)

Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future)

d)

Bob Cratchit

e)

Fan

230.

miserable old man who doesn't care for others;

greedy & cold-hearted; visited by 3 spirits of Christmas hoping to change him

a)

Jacob Marley

b)

Bob Cratchit

c)

Ebenezer Scrooge

d)

Fred

231.

first spirit to visit Scrooge

a)

The Portly Gentleman

b)

Ghost of Christmas past

c)

Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future)

d)

Ghost of Christmas Present

e)

Bob Cratchit

232.

What theme is it when Scrooge realizes he should have been nicer more during his life.

a)

Regret

b)

Greed

c)

Charity

d)

None of these

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