WorksheetsChristmas Carol
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 37mins
Why is it surprising that Marley visits Scrooge?
He doesn't like Scrooge.
He's been dead seven years.
He wasn't supposed to be in town.
He doesn't know Scrooge.
What was Marley's relationship to Scrooge?
They are brothers.
He is Scrooge's nephew.
They were business partners.
They didn't actually know each other.
Where do the chains that Marley wears come from?
They were given to him by the Ghost of Christmas Past.
They were a gift from Scrooge.
They wrapped around him when he screamed.
He made the chains with his greed during his lifetime.
How does Scrooge initially respond to his nephew's invitation to dinner?
"Bah! Humbug."
"They should go to prisons or workhouses."
I'd rather see myself dead than see myself with your family.
"I can't wait!"
At the beginning how does Scrooge respond to when asked to donate money to the poor?
He donates money willingly.
He says he pays his taxes and the poor can go to workhouses.
He donates money and wishes them a merry Christmas.
He said he donated last year.
What does Scrooge say about people who wish others a Merry Christmas?
"[He]...should be boiled with his own pudding..."
He calls them idiots.
He calls them fools.
all of these
How is Scrooge described at the beginning of the story?
kind and pleasant to be around
mean-spirited, hateful, grouchy, a miser
the best friend anyone could ask for
How did Scrooge feel when The Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood?
excited to see his old school friends
angry because he wishes he could be a child again
sad because he remembers spending Christmas alone at school
After remembering his time apprenticed at Fezziwig’s, who does Scrooge wish he could speak to?
Bob Cratchit because he feels guilty about how he treated him
Tiny Tim to ask him to be his apprentice
Old Fezziwig to tell him how he wasted money at Christmas.
Why did Scrooge never marry?
He never met anyone who would love him.
He did marry and lived happily ever after.
He loved money more than Belle.
What is the mood in the Cratchit home when Christmas Future takes Scrooge to visit?
joyous because it is Christmas
angry because the family has lost their youngest child
sad because Tiny Tim has died
What does Scrooge promise after the last ghost shows him the future?
to keep living like he always has
to donate ALL his money and property to the poor
to honor Christmas in his heart all year long
What does Scrooge do when Bob Cratchit comes in late the day after Christmas?
fires him
gives him a raise
doesn't pay him for the day
How does the story say Scrooge changed?
He became a second father to Tiny Tim.
He became as good a man as the city ever knew.
He donated money to the poor.
all of these
What does the following quote from "A Christmas Carol" reveal about how Scrooge feels about Marley's ghost?
MARLEY. Why do you doubt your senses?
SCROOGE. Because every little thing affects them. A slight disorder of the stomach makes them cheat. You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato. There’s more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!
Scrooge doesn't really believe that he is seeing Marley's ghost.
Scrooge believes that Marley is there to do him good.
Scrooge just wants Marley to leave so he can go to sleep.
Which quote best reflects Scrooge's attitude at the beginning of "A Christmas Carol"?
"If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with “Merry Christmas” on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!"
"I wish to be left alone!"
"If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."
All of these reflect his attitude at the beginning.
Which of the following quotes from "A Christmas Carol" best show a change in Scrooge's attitude at the end?
"I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. "
"What do you mean by coming in here at this time of day, a full eighteen minutes late, Mr. Cratchit? Hallo, sir? Do you hear me?"
"The Spirits did all they did in one night. They can do anything they like, right? Of course they can! Of course they can!"
"...something informs me that our parting moment is at hand. I know it, but I know not how I know it."
Which of the following is an example of irony from "A Christmas Carol"?
When Bob Cratchit toasts Scrooge even though he does not treat him well.
When Scrooge associates money with happiness, but he is not happy at all.
When Bob, as a poor man is willing to donate money, but Scrooge, as a rich many refuses.
all of these
a character with only one or two sides
flat character
round character
static character
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a fully developed character with many sides
flat character
round character
static character
dynamic character
a character that stays the same throughout the story
flat character
round character
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a character that undergoes a significant attitude change during the story
flat character
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Which of the following things is true about the Industrial Revolution?
Many people moved from rural areas to urban areas.
There was an introduction of power-driven machinery.
There was a growth of factories.
all of these
The poor people of England, during this time
Could depend on the government and other institutions for help.
Had to beg, go to workhouses, or debtor’s prison.
There were no poor people.
Workhouses were good, safe places for poor families to work and earn money.
True
False
Charles Dickens ONLY wrote to entertain people.
True
False
"A Christmas Carol” has had an impact on us today.
True
False
Workhouses were designed to punish people for being poor.
True
False
In the drama, which character is a foil for Scrooge?
Christmas Future
Bob Cratchit
Mrs. Cratchit
Marley
What is the tone of the following excerpt from "A Christmas Carol"?
"I see a vacant seat...in the poor chimney corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. If these shadows remain unaltered by the future, the child will die."
dismal
encouraging
amazed
determined
What is the tone of the following excerpt from "A Christmas Carol"?
"I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shutout the lessons that they teach."
dismal
amazed
determined
angry
Which words or phrases help create an angry tone in the following excerpt from "A Christmas Carol?"
"The Founder of the Feast, indeed! I wish I had him here, that miser Scrooge. I'd give him a piece of my mind to feast upon, and I hope he'd have a good appetite for it!"
"The Founder of the Feast..."
"I wish I had him here..."
"I'd give him a piece of my mind to feast upon..."
"...I hope he'd have a good appetite..."
Read the following excerpt from "A Christmas Carol" and choose which words have a negative connotation.
[Scrooge, in contrast to all, will grump and mumble, He will snap at passing boys, as might a horrid old hound...]
Which word or words have a negative connotation?
Scrooge
grump
horrid
all of these
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refers to the feeling a word evokes
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when the opposite of what you expect to happens actually occurs
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the attitude a writer has towards his/her subject
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