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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) can never do him any good.
B) makes a person richer.
C) brings back sad memories.
D) is best done by giving to charity.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) was lonely as a child.
B) has never loved anyone.
C) had a mean boss when he was young.
D) gave generously to others in the past.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was poor.
B) was too young.
C) lied to him.
D) refused him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) friendship
B) redemption
C) charity
D) knowledge
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) foolish
B) rich
C) moody
D) poor
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) change it
B) love it
C) move it
D) disagree with it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how large it is
B) his or her name
C) how much it costs
D) what it is for
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) refuse to do it
B) wish to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) try to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) at the end
B) during the prologue
C) in the beginning
D) during the climax
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
B) doesn't like Fred's wife
C) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
D) doesn't feel well
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) go into business with him
B) help the poor by donating money
C) remember his childhood
D) close his office for Christmas
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) made the people who worked for him happy
B) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
C) loved parties and often entertained
D) never worried about money
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) remind him of better times
B) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
C) frighten him
D) put a human face on poverty and suffering
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) a life of greed is pointless in the end
B) everything works out best in the end
C) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
D) wealth is the best route to happiness
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) making other people happy can bring him joy
B) he can't really change the future
C) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
D) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) friendless
B) charitable
C) more than enough
D) being satisfied
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were business partners
B) they were uncle and nephew
C) they were brothers
D) they were boss and employee
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew's wife
B) his clerk
C) his clerk's wife
D) his nephew
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) sequence of related events
C) what the action is divided up into
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the front of the stage
B) to the back of the stage
C) two or more scenes together
D) conflict is resolved
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
B) Scrooge had no friends
C) Everyone loved Scrooge
D) Scrooge was a very poor man
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would be going on a long journey
B) would lose all his money
C) would be haunted by three spirits
D) would get married
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to see his nephew
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
C) to a funeral
D) to a program at church
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) neither painful or pleasant
B) painful
C) both pleasant and painful
D) pleasant
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at four o'clock
B) at two o'clock
C) at midnight
D) at one o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) brother
B) son
C) doctor
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's employee
B) Scrooge's clerk's son
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Ebenezer Scrooge
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) love
B) money
C) friendship
D) health
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) enlightenment
B) love
C) fame
D) money
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) fire Bob Crachit
B) talk to the door knocker every day
C) honor Christmas all year long
D) hire his nephew
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) objects the actor uses or carries
B) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
C) literature in play form
D) conversations between characters
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) the form dramas are written in
B) literature in play form
C) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
D) conversations between characters
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
B) two or more scenes grouped together
C) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
D) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) to the back of the stage
B) literature in play form
C) objects an actor uses or carries
D) conversations between characters
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
B) himself and Sweetheart dancing
C) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
D) the Christmas party at Fred's house
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