Q.1
Which one of the following demonstrates the theme of repentance in the text?
  • Scrooge regrets turning a caroller away from his door with nothing
  • Scrooge reminisces fondly over Mr Fezziwig's kindness
  • Scrooge is sorry to hear that Tiny Tim is unlikely to survive another year
  • Scrooge joins in the game of forfeits at Fred's house, even though no one can hear him
Q.2
Which quality does Scrooge praise in his former employer Mr Fezziwig?
  • His ability to make his workers happy with a word or a look
  • His excellent organization
  • His generous wages
  • His fine dancing
Q.3
Whose ghostly visit focusses on the theme of plenty?
  • Jacob Marley's
  • The Ghost of Christmas Past
  • The Ghost of Christmas Present
  • The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Q.4
What does the reader know of Scrooge's childhood?
  • He was sent away to school
  • His father was often unkind
  • He loved his sister
  • All of the above
Q.5
"Some people laughed to see the alteration in him, but he let them laugh, and little heeded them; for he was wise enough to know that nothing ever happened on this globe, for good, at which some people did not have their fill at the outset; and knowing that such as these would be blind anyway, he though it quite as well that they should wrinkle up their eyes in grins, as have the malady in less attractive forms." This sentence towards the end of the novella can best be summed up in which lesson?
  • The majority of people will always laugh at earnest attempts at moral behavior
  • People inevitably cause more harm to themselves with their faults than they cause to others
  • Real moral change is impossible
  • All people are blind to goodness
Q.6
The visions of Christmas Past show Scrooge several beloved figures. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
  • Belle
  • Fan
  • Fred
  • Mr Fezziwig
Q.7
In the beginning of the text, where does Scrooge believe the poor should go?
  • To the workhouses
  • To prison
  • They should die, thus helping to alleviate overpopulation
  • All of the above
Q.8
The ghost of Jacob Marley is outraged when Scrooge praises him as a "good man of business". Why?
  • He now knows that his financial dealings were a distraction from looking after human beings
  • He feels that he should have attempted to make more money while alive
  • He is jealous because Scrooge has become a better "man of business" than he was during his life
  • He knows that he was not actually a "good man of business" during his life
Q.9
How does the theme of hope make a difference to the meaning of the novella?
  • The Spirits do not offer Scrooge any hope, although other characters are hopeful
  • Without hope, Scrooge would only be punished by the sights of past, present and future
  • Hope allows Scrooge to change the past, fixing all of his errors
  • Hope does not change the meaning because Scrooge's sad past cannot be changed
Q.10
Which of the following best exemplifies the theme of gratitude in the text?
  • Scrooge's initial response to Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner
  • The response of Fred's wife upon hearing that Scrooge has declined to join them for Christmas dinner
  • Scrooge's response to the past sight of Belle breaking off their engagement
  • The Cratchit family's response to their Christmas dinner
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