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    ® Name: ________________________________________________________ Date: ______________

    THE LANGUAGE ARTS MAGAZINE

    Play: A Christmas Carol • Skill: Reading Comprehension

    A Christmas Carol Quiz


    Directions: Read A Christmas Carol. Then answer the multiple-choice questions below.

    1. Which of the following lines from the play BEST 5. Consider Scrooge’s line from Scene 3: “Why,
    demonstrates the qualities of a scrooge? there’s old Mr. Fezziwig. He was a decent man.”

    Uses: Copy machine, opaque projector, or transparency master for overhead projector. Scholastic Inc. grants subscribers of Scholastic Scope permission to reproduce this page for use in their classrooms. ©2012 by Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved.
    A “But Jacob, you were always such a good As used in that sentence, the word decent most
    businessman. You made so much money.” closely means
    B “You don’t scare me! I’m not a man to be A appropriate. C respectable.
    frightened by shadows.” B satisfactory. D clothed.
    C “What is Christmas but a time for wasting
    money on things you don’t need?” 6. The mood of Scene 5 can be described as
    D “I’ll assist your struggling family in any way A apprehensive.
    I can.” B confused.
    C embarrassed.
    2. What does Scrooge learn from the Ghost of D hopeless.
    Christmas Past?
    A He used to be a good dancer. 7. Which of the following lines BEST shows
    B If he doesn’t change his ways, no one will come Scrooge’s transformation?
    to his funeral. A “Mercy, dreadful spirit! What is it you want?”
    C People think he is a miser. (Scene 2)
    D He was happy once but chose wealth over love. B “I needed to seek my fortune first.” (Scene 3)
    C “Spirit, why do you torture me? Show me no
    3. Why does Scrooge send the Cratchits a turkey more. I don’t wish to see it.” (Scene 3)
    anonymously? D “The Cratchits won’t know who sent it. And
    A He wants to show the world how generous he is. then I must join my nephew for dinner. Oh,
    B He has come to understand the joy of giving joy!” (Scene 6)
    and doesn’t need recognition.
    C He thinks they won’t eat it if they know it came 8. Which of the following reflects a central theme
    from him. of the play?
    D He wants them to wonder who sent it. A Earning money should never be a priority.
    B Many things do us good without making us
    4. Considering Dickens’s childhood, toward which rich.
    character woud he likely be MOST sympathetic? C If you are greedy, the dead will come back to
    A Scrooge C Scrooge’s nephew Fred haunt you.
    B Bob Cratchit D Jacob Marley D No one should have to work on Christmas.

    Directions: Write your answers on the back of this paper or type them up on a computer.

    9. What obstacles does Scrooge have to overcome 10. How do you think Charles Dickens’s life
    during the course of the play? Are they internal or experiences influenced his stories? Use details
    external? Use details from the play in your answer. from both the play and the author profile to
    support your answer.

    Scholastic sCOPE ACTIVITY • December 10, 2012

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