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Worksheets"A Christmas Carol" Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Identify the choice that best answers the question. 1. Scrooge meets the Ghost of Christmas Present in Act II of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley. Which of the following statements that Scrooge makes to Present shows most clearly that Scrooge has begun to change?
Scrooge. Hello. How should I call you?
Scrooge. I’m afraid I’ve not. Have you had many brothers, Spirit?
Scrooge. A tremendous family to provide for!
Scrooge. Tonight, if you have aught to teach me, let me profit by it.
What is Scrooge’s first reaction when he sees Cratchit’s family in Act II of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley?
He is touched to see Cratchit offering a toast to him.
He thinks that Cratchit has too many children.
He refuses to believe that the family is real.
He is afraid that Tiny Tim will not live.
In Act II of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, what are the two women and the man selling to Old Joe?
items that Scrooge gave them as charity
items that Cratchit gave them after Scrooge died
items that they stole from Scrooge’s rooms after he died
items that they had once given to Scrooge to repay their debts to him
How do the Cratchits respond to the death of Tiny Tim in Act II of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley?
They blame Scrooge because they could not afford to get a good doctor.
They blame one another for not taking enough care of Tiny Tim.
They do their best to comfort one another and move forward.
They are unable to function because of their grief over Tiny Tim.
In Act II of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, which of these statements from the Ghost of Christmas Present most likely means that Scrooge’s actions can affect the outcome of events?
Present. I would say that he gets the pleasure of his family. . . .
Present. I see a vacant seat . . . in the poor chimney corner, and a crutch without an owner. . . .
Present. If these shadows remain unaltered by the future, the child will die.
Present. Save your breath, Mr. Scrooge. You can’t be seen or heard.
Read these stage directions from Act II of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley. (Present is wearing a simple green robe. The walls around the room are now covered in greenery, as well. The room seems to be a perfect grove now: leaves of holly, mistletoe and ivy reflect the stage lights. Suddenly, there is a mighty roar of flame in the fireplace and now the hearth burns with a lavish, warming fire.) What main element do the stage directions describe?
the room that Present appears in
the memory that Present visits
Present’s appearance
Present’s attitude
Read these stage directions from Act II of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley. (Scrooge now comes to the room of his Nephew and Niece. He stops at the door, begins to knock on it, loses his courage, tries again, loses his courage again, tries again, fails again, and then backs off and runs at the door, causing a tremendous bump against it.) What do these stage directions suggest is Scrooge’s most likely thought at this moment in the play?
Scrooge doesn’t really want to dine with his nephew, but he feels a duty to do so.
Scrooge can’t decide whether to dine with his nephew or visit Bob Cratchit’s family.
Scrooge has avoided visiting his nephew for so long that he isn’t sure he has the right house.
Scrooge is afraid of being rejected because his nephew doesn’t know yet that he has changed.
Match the following characters to their description.
Ebenezer Scrooge
Money hungry, greedy, selfish
Jacob Marley
Business partner, died on Christmas Eve
Scrooge's Sweetheart
Upset Scrooge chose work over her.
Fezziwig
compassionate, kind, and considerate
Bob Cratchit
Works for Scrooge, lives in poverty
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.
Bob Cratchit
Tiny Tim
Ebenezer Scrooge
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Why does Marley visit Scrooge in his rooms in Act 1 of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley?
to ask Scrooge what has been happening at Scrooge and Marley's
to see Scrooge again and have a nice chat about old times
to beg Scrooge to help save Marley from his doom
to rescue Scrooge from sharing Marley's own fate
Which of the following pieces of information does Jacob Marley reveal about Ebenezer Scrooge at the opening of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Act 1
Scrooge often gives money to the poor.
Scrooge was a good friend to Marley.
Scrooge likes cold, dark winter days.
Scrooge is a solitary, miserly man.
Match the following quotes to the correct Characters
He was Christmas Past. There
was a lifetime he could choose from. I have
only this day, one day, and you, Scrooge. I have
nearly lived my fill of both.
Ghost of Christmas Present
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.
Scrooge
I have known him to walk
with . . . I have known him to walk with
Tiny Tim upon his shoulder very fast indeed.
Mrs. Cratchit
(The spirit says nothing.)
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
place. It would have done
you good to see how green it is. But you’ll see
it often. I promised him that, that I would
walk there on Sunday . . . often.
Bob Cratchit
