Q.1
Why does Scrooge feel sorry at the vision of his boyhood self?
  • He remembers how lonely he was
  • He remembers how he had once amused himself by bringing fictional characters to life in his imagination
  • He realizes he might have given something to the caroling boy who appeared at his door
  • All of the above
Q.2
"The Founder of the Feast indeed!" cried Mrs Cratchit, reddening. "I wish I had him here. I'd give him a piece of my mind to feast upon, and I hope he'd have a good appetite for it." Why does Mrs Cratchit's face redden as she interrupts her husband's toast to Scrooge?
  • She is embarrassed that she has interrupted her husband's speech
  • She is embarrassed that Scrooge might overhear her
  • She is indignant
  • She is embarrassed to have lost her temper in front of her children
Q.3
What does Jacob Marley most regret?
  • That he made too much money
  • That he worked too hard
  • That he did not make the "common welfare" his business
  • That he could have had time for more business dealings if he had been more focussed
Q.4
When the Cratchit family tease Bob, saying that Martha has been unable to come home for the day, why does she quickly run out of hiding to surprise him?
  • She did not wish to hide in the first place
  • She is overexcited like a young child
  • She does not like to disappoint him, even for a moment
  • She is an impatient character
Q.5
"Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event, but that he was an excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral, and solemnized it with an undoubted bargain." What does this sentence tell us about Scrooge's character?
  • He always puts business before people
  • He is prepared to suspend the pursuit of profits, but only for a good cause
  • He lets emotions cloud his good judgment
  • He feels exceeding lonely without a business partner
Q.6
Which of the following does NOT describe Scrooge's nephew, Fred?
  • Cheerful
  • Open-hearted
  • Easily offended
  • Generous
Q.7
Scrooge's former employer, Mr Fezziwig, is depicted as generous and jolly. Which of the following phrases implies that he is also youthful?
  • "'Let's have the shutters up,' cried old Fezziwig, with a sharp clap of his hands"
  • "A positive light appeared to issue from Fezziwig's calves. They shone in every part of the dance like moons"
  • "Mr and Mrs Fezziwig took their stations, one on either side the door, and shaking hands with every person individually as he or she went out, wished him or her a Merry Christmas"
  • "'Hilli-ho!' cried old Fezziwig, skipping down from the high desk, with wonderful agility"
Q.8
After Fred's speech praising Christmas for bringing good to humankind, Bob Cratchit applauds "involuntarily". What does this mean?
  • He applauds Fred mockingly in order to please Scrooge
  • He applauds Fred without intending to do so
  • He does not wish to applaud Scrooge's nephew, but feels he must in order to please his employer's nephew
  • He willingly applauds Fred's speech because he completely agrees with him
Q.9
Why does Belle release Scrooge from their engagement?
  • She knows that he would no longer choose to marry someone as poor as she is
  • She no longer cares for him
  • She wishes to make him unhappy
  • All of the above
Q.10
Which of the following is true of Fred's wife?
  • She is bitter about Scrooge's meanness
  • She enjoys laughing at her husband
  • She is a very solemn, dignified woman
  • She is quiet and patient
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