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A Christmas Carol Reading Comprehension Quiz
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Reading comprehension activity on the short story by Charles Dickens. #christmas #carol
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24. Why did Charles Dickens write
A Christmas Carol
?
to show what the jobs were like
to show that life is easy for the rich
to show hard life was for the poor
to show that relatives are mean
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9. Who said "If they'd be like to die they had better do it & decrease the surplus population"?
Fred
Jacob
Scrooge
Linus
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14. Which spirit takes Scrooge to Cratchit's on Christmas day to see how Bob celebrates?
present
past
yet to come
Jacob Marley
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2. Which character died before
A Christmas Carol
begins?
Scrooge
Tiny Tim
Jacob Marley
Bob Cratchit
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3. Why does Scrooge like the darkness?
He's color blind.
He's too lazy.
He's too cheap.
He's cold.
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8. The story
A Christmas Carol
is set in what city?
London, England
Rome, Italy
Omaha, Nebraska
Sidney, Australia
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20. Which spirit takes Scrooge to where his servants are selling his stuff after his death?
Jacob Marley
yet to come
past
present
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7. Which character invited Scrooge over for Christmas dinner?
Cratchit
Fan
Fred
Jacob Marley
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21. Whose grave does Scrooge visit with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
Jacob Marley
Tiny Tim
Bob Cratchit
Scrooge
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4. Where does Scrooge work?
warehouse
fitness gym
school
workhouse
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16. What did Scrooge learn from Fezziwig about how to be an employer and boss?
that work should be cold
that you can be a kind boss
that work should be harsh
that you should yell a lot
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23. Which character says "God bless us, everyone" at the very end of the book?
Scrooge
Fred
Tiny Tim
Jacob Marley
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1. In what year did Charles Dickens write
A Christmas Carol
?
1645
1843
1943
2014
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17. Why does Belle tell Scrooge she will not marry him?
She does not love him anymore.
She has to move away.
He fell in love with Catherine.
He loves $ more than her.
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12. Which spirit appears in Scrooge's door knocker?
past
Jacob Marley
yet to come
present
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11. Which spirit of Christmas takes Scrooge to where he went to boarding school?
Jacob Marley
Yet to Come
past
present
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15. Which spirit of Christmas takes Scrooge to Fezziwig's Christmas Eve party?
yet to come
Jacob Marley
past
present
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5. What is Scrooge's typical response to "Merry Christmas"?
Go away!
To you also!
Bah, humbug!
I'm sleepy!
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10. What was Scrooge's sister & his nephew Fred's mother's name (it's the same person)?
Fan
Catherine
Fern
Matilda
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6. Who asks Scrooge for a charitable donation?
two stout gentlemen
two teachers
two baseball players
Mickey Mouse
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18. What did the children who came out from under the Ghost of Christmas present represent?
illiteracy & poverty
gold & silver
freedom & civility
dark & light
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22. Who does Scrooge send a turkey to on Christmas morning?
poultry man
Fred
Bob Cratchit
Jacob Marley
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Which character has this personality trait?
cheerful
Tiny Tim
Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Fred
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19. Which spirit of Christmas does not speak to Scrooge at all?
yet to come
past
Jacob Marley
present
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Which character has this personality trait?
gentle
Fred
Tiny Tim
Bob Cratchit
Scrooge
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Main or minor character:
Tiny Tim
minor
main
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13. What is Jacob Marley forced to drag about as a result of his selfish life?
chain with pillows
chain with presents
chain with lockboxes
chain with dead rabbits
