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A Christmas Carol- Act II Part 1: Multiple Choice (2 points each) Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on the line. 1. What are the two children called who crawl out from under the robe of the Ghost of Christmas Present? a. Dumb and Dumber
b. Rage and Indignant
c. Ignorance and Want
d. Stupidity and Poverty
2. Who was Scrooge’s sister? b. Fan
c. Belinda
d. Martha
3. Which ghost visits Scrooge first in Act II? a. Ghost of Christmas Past
b. Jacob Marley
c. Ghost of Christmas Present
d. Ghost of Christmas Future
4. Which ghost wears a deep, dark garment that conceals its head, face, and form? a. Ghost of Christmas Past
b. Jacob Marley
c. Ghost of Christmas Present
d. Ghost of Christmas Future
5. Which ghost is surrounded by a variety of food? a. Ghost of Christmas Present
b. Jacob Marley
c. Ghost of Christmas Past
d. Ghost of Christmas Future
6. Scrooge discovers all of the following about the Cratchit family EXCEPT… a. they are poor
b. they have a sick child
c. they are a happy family
d. they live in a wealthy home
7. What does Scrooge give Cratchit on Christmas Day? a. a raise
b. a beating
c. a decrease in pay
d. one week paid vacation
8. Who shows the most disinterest in toasting Scrooge on Christmas Day? a. Fred
b. Bob Cratchit
c. Mrs. Cratchit
d. Tiny Tim
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a. Belle
9. The Ghost of Christmas Future is different from the other spirits because… a. it is dressed in a black cloak
b. it does not speak
c. it becomes friends with Scrooge
d. choices a and b
10. What will happen to Scrooge if he does not change his ways? a. he will lose all of his money
b. he will die a lonely, miserable death
c. he will lose his business
d. he will continue to be haunted by spirits
11. Scrooge could prevent this person’s untimely death… a. Bob Cratchit
b. Fred
c. Fezziwig
d. Tiny Tim
a. Bob Cratchit
b. Ebenezer Scrooge
c. Tiny Tim
d. Jacob Marley
13. Which day does Scrooge awaken on after visiting with the three ghosts? a. Christmas Eve
b. the day after Christmas
c. Christmas Day
d. New Year’s Day
14. What does Scrooge buy for the Cratchit family? a. tiny turkey
b. small turkey
c. large goose
d. the prize turkey
15. What is the last line of A Christmas Carol? a. “God Bless Us Everyone!”
b. “Merry Christmas!”
c. “Be Kind Year Round!”
d. “Treat Everyone Kindly!”
16. What was the MAIN message (theme) that the author of A Christmas Carol was sending the reader? a. people grow angry when they age
b. old men are mean
c. keep the Christmas spirit all year
d. bah humbug
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12. Whose name appears on a gravestone in A Christmas Carol?
Part 2: Whose Line is it Anyway? (2 points each) Directions: Select the person who spoke the given line(s), and write the letter of the correct choice on the line. 17. “My dear, the children, Christmas day!” a. Bob Cratchit
b. Fred
c. Tiny Tim
d. Jacob Marley
18. “God Bless Us Everyone!” a. Bob Cratchit
b. Fred
c. Tiny Tim
d. Jacob Marley
19. “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the past, present, and the future.” a. Ebenezer Scrooge
b. Mrs. Cratchit
c. Ghost of Christmas Past
d. Ghost of Christmas Present
20. “It should be Christmas Day, I am sure, on which one drinks the health of such an odious, stingy, hard, unfeeling man as Mr. Scrooge.” a. Ebenezer Scrooge
b. Mrs. Cratchit
c. Ghost of Christmas Present
d. Fred
Part 3: True or False (2 points each) Directions: Choose (a) if you think the statement is TRUE. Choose (b) if you think the statement is FALSE. 21. Fezziwig is still Scrooge’s boss at the end of the story. a. true b. false 22. When Scrooge awakens after visiting with the spirits, he is happy, energetic, and eager to begin a new personality. a. true b. false 23. Ignorance represents Scrooge and the wealthy, and Want represents the poor. a. true b. false 24. At the end of the story, Scrooge donates money to the same charity workers he saw earlier. a. true b. false 25. Ghost of Christmas Future shows Scrooge ghoulish parasites stealing from dead Scrooge. a. true b false 26. Tiny Tim dies at the end of the story a. true b. false 27. The three spirits have shown Scrooge everything in 3 days! a. true b. false
28. Although Scrooge is a changed man, he does not go to Fred’s Christmas party because he has to work. a. true b. false 29. Adam is one of the Cratchit’s children. a. true b. false 30. Scrooge pays a boy from the streets to go and buy the largest roast beef at the poulterer’s. a. true b. false
Part 4: Matching (2 points each) Directions: Match the letter of the correct definition to the appropriate word and write the letter on the line. 31. astonish
a. a small amount of money for a week's work
32. horn of plenty
b. scattered and driven away; made to vanish
33. compulsion
c. a silly person
34. severe
d. coarse and cheap cloth
35. mill about the streets
e. harsh
36. incense
f. overflowing horn of flowers, grain, etc; stands for wealth and abundance
37. meager
g. hot sweet orange-flavored drink
38. fifteen shillings
h. people who stole and divided Scrooge's goods after he died
39. threadbare
i. any of various substances that produce odor when burned
40. lute
j. just at the last minute
41. a proper loon
k. small British coin
42. audible
l. a stringed instrument like a guitar
43. gnarled
m. knotted and twisted
44. calico
n. to walk around aimlessly
45. ghoulish parasites
o. British name for a store that sells chickens, turkeys, and geese
46. in Time’s penultimate nick
p. of poor quality; a small amount
47. dispelled
q. loud enough to be heard
48. poulterer’s
r. a driving, irresistible force
49. farthing
s. to amaze
50. smoking bishop
t. worn, shabby
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