Liberty University 3.12.4 Test: A Christmas Carol
With whom did Scrooge do his apprenticeship?
Fezziwig
What is Charles Dickens tone in A Christmas Carol?
He had a moralistic tone.
Foreshadowing
alluding to or suggesting future events; a sign of what is to come in the novel.
The scene in the graveyard is considered the climax of this story. Remember that the climax is the turning point of the story, where the conflict begins to be resolved. What statement does Scrooge make that depicts this climax?
"...I am not the man I was. I will not be the man I must have been...Why show me this if I am past all hope?"
What is the final memory that the Ghost of Christmas Past shows to Scrooge?
Belle breaking their engagement
Where was the first place that the Ghost of Christmas Present took Scrooge?
Bob Cratchits
Which of the following is the resolution of the story?
Scrooge becoming like a father to Tiny Tim and the best of friends to the towns folk
Who is the main character (or protagonist) in the novel?
Ebenezer Scrooge
After Scrooge praises Fezziwig, it appears that he realizes the irony of his comments. What does he say that shows that he realizes this irony?
He wishes he could "say a word or two" to his clerk "just now."
What trick did Cratchit's family play on him as he entered the house?
Hid his oldest daughter, Martha
as words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning
Irony
What is the setting of A Christmas Carol?
London, England in the 1800s
The novel begins with whose death?
Marley
Summarize in one or two sentences the plot of Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
Scrooge is a grumpy old man who hates everyone. Three ghosts come to haunt him to make him love all people.
Why does Belle break off her engagement to Scrooge?
Scrooge is more interested in making money
Which of the following is the climax of A Christmas Carol?
Scrooge realizing the errors of his ways after his visit from the Ghost of Christmas Future and his promising to change
When Scrooge went home for the night, what was unusual about his door knocker?
Scrooge saw Marley's face in it.
Which of the following is the falling action in A Christmas Carol?
Scrooge waking up on Christmas morning, buying the prize turkey for the Cratchits, and going to Fred's house for dinner
What is the exposition in A Christmas Carol?
Scrooge's interactions with his nephew, Fred, and the two gentlemen
Which of the following is part of the rising action?
Scrooge's journeys with the 3 ghosts
According to Marley, what SHOULD have been his focus in life?
The common welfare of mankind
"If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, none other of my race," returned the Ghost, "will find him here. What then? If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population." Why does this statement shame Scrooge?
The ghost is saying Scrooge's own words back to him
The Ghost takes Scrooge to a pawn shop (where unclaimed items are sold). What is happening in this shop that is so vile to Scrooge?
They are selling Scrooge's goods.
Why do you think that the Ghost shows Scrooge the happy life that Belle has found with her husband and large family?
To show how Scrooge's greed has kept him from true happiness
As Scrooge leaves his house on Christmas morning, he notices the doorknocker again. Why do you think Dickens draws attention to this seemingly unimportant object?
To show how Scrooge's perspective on the little things has changed
Dickens uses _____________ tags
dialogue
Metaphor:
direct comparison of different things (a metaphor does not use "like" or "as")
At the beginning of the stave, Dickens describes Scrooge's demeanor. Has Scrooge changed? What type of character is he?
dynamic character
In the following quote, what literary device is used? "I see a vacant seat," replied the Ghost, "in the poor chimney corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, the child will die."
foreshadowing
Personification:
giving human elements to non-human things
Where was the first place that the Ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge?
his childhood school
Belle states that a "golden" idol has replaced her in Scrooge's heart. What is this idol?
money
As Scrooge walks down the street on Christmas morning, he sees the men who came to his office looking for a donation for the poor. What does Scrooge do that surprises these men?
offers a substantial donation
In the following quote, what literary device is used? The pudding was out of the copper. A smell like a washing day! That was the cloth. A smell like an eating house, and a pastry cook's next door to each other, with a laundress's next door to that! That was the pudding.
simile
The tiles on the fireplace depicted what kind of scenes?
stories from the bible
As Scrooge is complaining about the vile treatment of this poor dead soul, the scene suddenly changes to a bedroom. Whose bedroom is this?
the dead man's
What was the relationship between Scrooge and Marley?
they were business partners
Simile:
using "like" or "as" to compare different things
