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"A Christmas Carol" By. Charles Dickens TEST

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the setting of the drama?

a)

Victorian London, 2020

b)

New York City, 1800's

c)

Victorian London, 1800's

d)

New York City, 2020

2.

What is the name of the main character?

a)

Bob Cratchit

b)

Ebenezer Scrooge

c)

Tiny Tim

d)

Jacob Marley

3.

What is the name of Scrooge's deceased business partner?

a)

Bob Cratchit

b)

Fan

c)

Fezziwig

d)

Jacob Marley

4.

Who works for Ebenezer Scrooge in present day?

a)

Tiny Tim

b)

Peter

c)

Bob Cratchit

d)

Fred

5.

What day is it when the ghost first start to appear?

a)

Christmas Day

b)

New Years Eve

c)

Christmas Eve

d)

Thanksgiving

6.

READ CAREFULLY: Who does the ghost of Christmas PAST look like?

a)

Fezziwig

b)

Scrooge

c)

Cratchit

d)

A girl's doll

7.

What ghost never speaks and resembles a phantom?

a)

The Ghost of Christmas Past

b)

The Ghost of Christmas Present

c)

The Ghost of Christmas Future

d)

The Ghost of Christmas Eve

8.

Who said the following quote: "God Bless us every one!"

a)

Fan

b)

The Gentleman visitor

c)

Peter

d)

Tiny Tim

9.

What TWO things does the Ghost of Christmas Past show Ebenezer?

(Read carefully)

a)

Tiny Tim

&

His school friends

b)

His sister and his death

c)

His sister

& Fezziwig

d)

His sister & Tiny Tim

10.

What is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge's first EMPLOYER?

a)

Bob Cratchit

b)

Fred

c)

Sparsit

d)

Fezziwig

11.

Which character does NOT work for Scrooge in any way.

a)

Sparsit

b)

Charwomen

c)

Cook

d)

Ben Benjamin

12.

Why does Scrooge's fiancé break off their engagement?

a)

She likes someone else.

b)

He doesn't love her anymore.

c)

He is consumed by his work and wealth.

d)

They were never engaged.

13.

Who is Tiny Tim's father?

a)

Ben Benjamin

b)

Fred

c)

Jack Walton

d)

Bob Cratchit

14.

What shocking scene does the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come show Scrooge regarding HIS own possessions?

a)

Tiny Tim Dies

b)

That he dies

c)

His servant give him a great funeral

d)

His servants take his belongings

15.

What does the Ghost of Christmas Present show Scrooge?

a)

Tiny Tim & the Cratchit family

b)

Tiny Tim and his death

c)

His sister and his fiancé

d)

His friend and his boss- Fezziwig

16.

How would you describe Fezziwig? (Scrooge's former Boss)

a)

Fun and kind

b)

Mean and rude

c)

Rude and tall

d)

Joyful, yet rude.

17.

Who does the 2nd spirit. The Ghost of Christmas Present look like?

a)

Scrooge

b)

An angel

c)

Fezziwig

d)

Peter

18.

Did Ebenezer Scrooge and his sister, Fan, have a good relationship?

a)

Yes.

b)

No.

19.

Who is Fred to Ebenezer Scrooge?

a)

His friend

b)

His employee

c)

His nephew

d)

His employer

20.

In Scene 1, the Gentleman Visitor enters the shop where Cratchit and Scrooge work. What was the purpose visiting them?

a)

To buy their products

b)

To raise funds for schools and political figures

c)

To speak with Fred

d)

To raise money for the poor houses (charity)

21.

What is the climax of the story?

a)

Peter getting a job

b)

Fred talking to Bob Cratchit

c)

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

d)

Tiny Tm dying

22.

Select ALL the parts that are in the rising action of the story.

a)

Talking to the Gentleman Visitor in Scene 1

b)

Seeing his sister and their happiness

c)

Buying a Turkey at the end of the story

d)

The servants stealing his belongings after he dies.

23.

What is the name of our Story?

a)

A Christmas Spirit

b)

A Christmas Carol

c)

A Christmas Miracle

d)

A Christmas Change

24.

What is the first ghostly event that happens to Scrooge when he arrives home in Scene 1?

a)

A. The sound of Marley's chains dragging up the stairs

b)

B. His door knocker briefly changes into Marley's face.

c)

C. The Ghost of Christmas Past appears in his bedroom.

d)

D. He sees the phantom of Tiny Tim walking in the street.

25.

What specific warning does Jacob Marley's ghost give Scrooge about his own fate?

4 lines
26.

In Scene 1, Scrooge's nephew says, "Christmas is a time for kindness, forgiveness, and charity." Scrooge replies, "Humbug!" Based on its use in the story, what does the word "humbug" most likely mean?

a)

Lies; deception

b)

Truthful

c)

Lovable

d)

He agrees

27.

When Marley's ghost describes his chain, he says he forged it "link by link, and yard by yard." What do the links and chain symbolize in a deeper, non-literal sense?

a)

The links and chain are symbols of the sins, selfish acts, greed, and lack of charity that Scrooge (and Marley) committed in life.

b)

Their prisoners because they god arrested.

c)

They are chained up and cannot move anywhere.

28.

If you were Bob Cratchit, would you accept the raise and kindness from the newly-changed Scrooge on the day after Christmas? Why or why not?

4 lines
29.

Who takes Scrooges coats when he "dies"?

a)

Sparsit

b)

Cratchit

c)

Cook

d)

Fan

30.

In the end, does Tiny Tim actually die?

a)

No

b)

yes

31.

What is the theme of this story?

a)

Redemption/change

b)

Money is everything

c)

Don't help people in need.

d)

Christmas