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Senior High School: 11th and 12th Grade
Literature
A Christmas Carol - Extract 1
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Q.1
What is the immediate context for this passage?
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Scrooge has just emerged from his bedroom to see the Ghost of Christmas Present
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Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present have just passed through the streets and near the shops witnessing preparations for Christmas dinners
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Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present have just returned from visiting Christmas celebrations around the world
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Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present have just been to see the celebrations at Fred's house
Q.2
What immediately follows this passage?
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Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim return home
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The Spirit and Scrooge visit Fred's home
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Scrooge wakes up in his own bed
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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come visits
Q.3
What does the narrator suggest as the reason for the Spirit of Christmas Present choosing to visit the Cratchit household?
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The Spirit likes to show off his ability to fit in small places
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The Spirit has a kind and generous nature
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The Spirit has sympathy for the poor
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All of the above
Q.4
Which of the following best describes the atmosphere of this passage?
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Calm and cool
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Strained and busy
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Bustling and joyous
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Anxious and chaotic
Q.5
Which of the following phrases LEAST contributes to the atmosphere of this passage, as described above?
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"And now two smaller Cratchits, boy and girl, came tearing in, screaming that outside the baker's they had smelt the goose"
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"Master Peter Cratchit plunged a fork into the saucepan of potatoes"
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"Hurrah! There's such a goose Martha!"
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"Then up rose Mrs. Cratchit, Cratchit's wife, dressed out but poorly in a twice-turned gown"
Q.6
How might Mrs Cratchit's appearance best be described?
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Immaculate but somber
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Worn but cheerful
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Immaculate and cheerful
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Shabby and uncomfortable
Q.7
How does Mrs Cratchit respond to Martha's late arrival?
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With resignation
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With deep annoyance at Martha's employers
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With deep annoyance at Martha
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Indifferently
Q.8
Which of the following is personified in this passage?
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Peter's shirt collar
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Mrs Cratchit's ribbons
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The fork
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The potatoes
Q.9
What is the significance of Peter's shirt collar?
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It is significant because of the unfairness that Peter has nicer clothing than his brothers and sisters
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It is significant because it shows how careless Peter is when it gets into his mouth
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It demonstrates the family's pride in him and hopes for his future
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There is no significance in the collar
Q.10
Why are the young Cratchits excited outside the bakers?
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They can smell their goose even though they are not at home where it is cooking
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They have just spotted Martha coming home
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They have just remembered that the goose was not yet stuffed
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They can smell goose cooking at the bakers and believe it is their own Christmas dinner
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