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