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Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
Who is the author of A Christmas Carol?
  1. Ebenezer Scrooge
  2. Jacob Marley
  3. Charles Dickens
  4. Bob Cratchit
Grade 6 A Christmas Carol CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RL.6.5

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The Ghost of Christmas Future had Scrooge listen in on others' conversations. What were they talking about?
  1. the death of Tiny Tim
  2. Scrooge's death
  3. the debts they owed
  4. Scrooge's nephew
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
What is the setting of A Christmas Carol?
  1. 1843 in London, England on Christmas Eve
  2. 1943 in Paris, France on Christmas Eve
  3. 1843 in London, England on New Years Eve
  4. 1843 in Paris, France on New Years Eve
Grade 6 A Christmas Carol CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RL.6.1

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Scrooge's servants did not think much of him. What detail showed this?
  1. They spit on his grave.
  2. They stole from him after he died.
  3. They called him names.
  4. They quit work on Christmas day.
Grade 12 A Christmas Carol
Over how many nights do the ghosts visit Scrooge?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
What can we infer from Scrooges words when he says to the Ghost of the Future:

"I fear you more than any specter I have seen. But as I know your purpose is to do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man from what I was, I am prepared to bear you company and do it with a thankful heart."
  1. Scrooge is having a change of heart even before the Ghost of the Future has shown him his future.
  2. I fear you more than any of the previous ghosts I have seen because you look scary.
  3. He fears what it will take to become a better man because he has never been a better man.
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
What was the Cratchit home like when Scrooge visited it on Christmas Eve?
  1. A poor, yet happy home rich in love with many children and a nice Christmas dinner.
  2. A poor home with unhappy children.
  3. A poor home with no food for Christmas dinner.
  4. A rich home with lots of presents and grumpy people.
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
How did Scrooge react when his nephew asked him to come for Christmas dinner?
  1. Are there no prisons, no workhouses?
  2. Sure, what time?
  3. Bah, humbug!
  4. I hope the goose is golden!
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
We walk through life as “fellow passengers to the grave,” as Scrooge’s nephew Fred points out. Fred most likely means?
  1. At some point everyone will die and be accountable to a higher authority.
  2. Each of us would prefer to not die alone like Scrooge
  3. When fellow passengers are left ignorant and needy, they are not the only ones who suffer; society itself suffers.
  4. Everyone has a path in life and it is up to each person to decide the way they want to live.
Grade 6 A Christmas Carol

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What was the first kind act Scrooge did?
  1. He called his mother and invited her to dinner.
  2. He bought a turkey for the Cratchits.
  3. He took presents to an orphanage.
  4. He visited Marley's grave.
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
Which of the following is NOT a character trait of Scrooge?
  1. greedy
  2. grumpy
  3. compassionate
  4. mean-spirited
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
What famous line from the novel does Tiny Tim shout at the very end?
  1. God bless us, everyone!
  2. Bah, humbug!
  3. Merry Christmas!
  4. Happy New Year!
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
Marley's ghost responded to Scrooge's statement that he was a good businessman by saying, "Mankind was my business." The reader can infer that he means                                                   ?
  1. he should have worked harder
  2. he should have been harder on his employees
  3. everyone has the task of being kind to one another
  4. everyone has the task of working hard
Grade 6 A Christmas Carol

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After watching the Cratchit family, Scrooge wanted to know if:
  1. Bob Cratchit would show up for work the next day.
  2. Tiny Tim would live.
  3. the family would have enough food to eat.
  4. they could see him standing there.
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
When the gentlemen came into his office collecting for the needy, Scrooge responded:
  1. his money prevented him from living in poverty because he didn't give it away
  2. he supported the prisons and workhouses where they could go, or they could die to decrease the surplus population
  3. the poor and the needy have never done anything for him
Grade 6 A Christmas Carol

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When Bob Cratchit arrived at work late the day after Christmas, Scrooge growled at him. Why did he do that?
  1. to trick him
  2. to make him work harder
  3. to fire him
  4. to show him who was boss
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
In a Christmas Carol, which character would be considered a foil for the main character, Scrooge?
  1. Scrooge's business partner, Marley
  2. Scrooge's nephew, Fred
  3. The ghost of Christmas past
  4. Tiny Tim
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
What "must be distinctly understood" about Marley?
  1. He is a kind soul.
  2. He wants Scrooge to dine with him on Christmas.
  3. He is dead.
  4. All of the above
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
The main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, can be described as:
  1. a rich old man with a big heart
  2. a miserly man of business without friends, unable to give human kindness
  3. a hard working clerk with a loving family and an ill son
  4. a happy young man full of Christmas spirit with a mean old uncle
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