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A Christmas Carol

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Context

Summary

Characters

Stave One: Marley's Ghost

Stave Two: The First of the Three Spirits

Stave Three: The Second of the Three Spirits

Stave Four: The Last of the Spirits

Stave Five: The End of It

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A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

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Which of the spirits does not speak to Scrooge?

(A) The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

(B) The Ghost of Christmas Past

(D) All the spirits speak to Scrooge.

What is Jacob Marley forced to drag about as a result of his sinful life?

(A) A huge safe full of lead

(B) An ox cart piled with gold

(D) A cross made of gold

Why does Scrooge like darkness?

(A) It helps him sleep.

(B) It helps him to forget his past.

(D) It is cheap.

Where does Martha work?

(A) At a seamstress'

(B) At a laundress'

(D) At a milliner's

Who is in the grave in Stave Four?

(A) Ebenezer Scrooge

(B) Jacob Marley

(D) Tiny Tim

In what year was A Christmas Carol written?

(A) 1830

(B) 1837

(D) 1846

Which character is Fred's mother?

(A) Mrs. Cratchit

(B) Fan

(D) Fezziwig

Why does Belle end her engagement to Scrooge?

(A) Because she falls in love with Fred

(B) Because she falls in love with Peter

(D) Because Scrooge is consumed by greed

What is the Ghost of Christmas Present's throne made of?

(A) Food

(B) Gold

(D) Fur

To whom does Scrooge send the Christmas turkey?

(A) Fred

(B) Belle

(D) Jacob Marley

Who brings Scrooge home from school?

(A) Belle

(B) Fan

(D) The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Which one of the spirits has a glowing head?

(A) The Ghost of Christmas Present

(B) Jacob Marley

(D) The Ghost of Christmas Past

Who appears in Scrooge's door-knocker?

(A) Jacob Marley's ghost

(B) Fan's ghost

(D) The Ghost of Christmas Past

How does Fezziwig die?

(A) He falls ill with pneumonia.

(B) He is struck in the head by a horse's hoof.

(D) Fezziwig does die in the novel, but the manner of his death is unspecified.

Which spirit takes Scrooge to a ship at sea?

(A) The Ghost of Christmas Past

(B) The Ghost of Christmas Present

Who inherits Bob Cratchit's shirt?

(A) Tiny Tim

(B) Scrooge

(D) Peter

Who asks Scrooge for a charitable contribution?

(A) Two merry gentlemen

(B) Two portly gentlemen

(D) Two angry gentlemen

What is Scrooge's typical response to "Merry Christmas"?

(A) "Bah! Nonsense!"

(B) "Pah! Life's too short!"

(D) "Oh, fiddlesticks!"

Which character utters the famous words, "God bless us, Every one"?

(A) Tiny Tim

(B) Bob Cratchit

(D) The Ghost of Christmas Present

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