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A Christmas Carol
Studying for Unit Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is the author of A Christmas Carol? | Charles Dickens |
| Who was queen during the Victorian Era? | Queen Victoria |
| What is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew? | Fred |
| Who would have said, "I have always thought of Christmas time...as a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time...And...though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that is has done me good."? | Fred |
| Which character considered Scrooge to be the Founder of the Feast? | Cratchit |
| At the beginning of the story, which character loved money and hated Christmas? | Ebenezer Scrooge |
| Which spirit is described as looking like Fezziwig? | Spirit of Christmas Present |
| Which spirit looked like the little girl's doll? | Spirit of Christmas Past |
| What is the name of the Scrooge's clerk? | Bob Cratchit |
| Who is dead in "Christmases Yet to Come?" | Scrooge and Tiny Tim |
| What did Fezziwig represent to Scrooge? | A wonderful master |
| We can infer that Scrooge lost his Sweetheart because he loved money more. | True |
| Which character was mad at Scrooge in Christmas Present and said some unpleasant things about him? | Mrs. Cratchit |
| True or False. In Christmases Yet to Come, it appears that Bob Cratchit has been making funeral arrangements for Scrooge's funeral. | False |
| In the sequence of events, what happens before Scrooge sees his childhood? | Jacob Marley visits Scrooge to warn him |
| How much time has passed from the start of the play to the end of the play? | one night |
| Because of his sinful life, what is Jacob Marley forced to carry around in his after-life? | heavy chains forged with locks and vaults symbolizing his greed |
| It was important to the author to discuss the problems Hunger and Ignorance, represented by the children under the robes of the Spirit of Christmas Present because he wanted to say that | we cannot ignore the problems because they will grow and multiply. |
| True or False. Scrooge is upset that the child that was helping to light his way home disappeared. | False |
| Who would have said, "A few of us are endeavoring to raise a fund to but the poor some meat and drink, and means of warmth. We chose this time...when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices."? | Gentleman Visitor |
| Who would have said, "A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December! ...But I suppose you must have the whole day. Be here all the earlier next morning."? | Scrooge |
| Who would have said, "I wear the chain I forged in life...I made it link by link, and yard by yard: I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its pattern strange to you?"? | Marley's Ghost |
| Who would have said, "Many thousands are in want of common necessaries: hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir."? | Gentleman Visitor |
| Who would have said, "I am here tonight to warn you, that you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate. A chance and hope of my procuring."? | Marley's Ghost |
| True or False. Ebenezer Scrooge is an excellent example of a static character. (A static character is one that does not change throughout the story) | False |
| Who said, "I am always with you!"? | Spirit of Christmas Past |
| True or False. On Christmas Day, Scrooge buys the prize turkey. | True |
| How long has Jacob Marley been dead? | 7 years |
| In what city is A CHRISTMAS CAROL set? | London |
| During what time period A CHRISTMAS CAROL set? | Victorian Era |
| We said that the hole in Cratchit's family caused by Tiny Tim's death was symbolized by ... | the hole in Bob Cratchit's coat |
| What were Scrooge's employees doing when Scrooge visited Christmases Yet to Come? | stealing Scrooge's belongings |
| At the end of the story, which character exclaims the words, "God Bless Us, Everyone?" | Tiny Tim |
| Why is the Spirit of Christmases Yet to Come always described as having no physical features and cloaked in black? | No one knows what the future looks like |
| What does Scrooge learn from the Spirit of Christmases Past? | He was happy once, but he chose wealth over love. |
| On Christmas Day, what symbolizes "peace with Scrooge's decision to change his ways"? | Dove |
| All of the following receive some gift of money or food from Scrooge on Christmas Day except | Fred |
| Who would have said, "I hope the people at church saw me as it is nice to remember upon Christmas Day who made the lame to walk and the blind to see." ? | Tiny Tim |
| Who would have said, "Brother, Dear Brother, I've come to take you home for good and ever." ? | Fan |
| Who would have said, "Christmas Eve, wish we could go." ? | Third Boy in the Prologue |