Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ A Christmas Carol Key 1 - Answer ID # 0699506

Stave One - Marley's Ghost

1. | How is Scrooge described in the beginning of this chapter?
2. | Where did Scrooge live?
3. | What happened when the Ghost removed the bandage from his head?
4. | Who or what came through Scrooge's heavy, locked door?
5. | Who signed the register of Marley's burial?

Stave Two - The First of the Three Spirits

6. | What did Scrooge say he wished he had done when a boy was singing a Christmas carol at his door?
7. | How did Scrooge feel when he saw the children from his past?
8. | What did Scrooge see when his curtains were opened?
9. | Who did the ghost say that he was?
10. | How did Scrooge react to seeing himself as a child?

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Stave Three - The Second of the Three Spirits

11. | What did Tiny Tim use to help him walk?
12. | Why did Scrooge draw back his bed curtains?
13. | Who did the ghost take Scrooge to see?
14. | What did Scrooge's nephew say that Scrooge loses by not spending any time with them?
15. | Why did Tiny Tim want people to see him in church?

Stave Four - The Last of the Spirits

16. | What was the mood in the Cratchit home? Why?
17. | What was the name of the last ghost?
18. | What did Scrooge say the ghost's purpose was?
19. | What was the last spirit wearing?
20. | What was in the bag that Joe had?

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Stave Five - The End of It

21. | Scrooge said that he was as ______________ as a ________________, happy as an angel, and merry as a schoolboy.
22. | What day did the boy tell Scrooge it was?
23. | Whose house was Scrooge sending the turkey to?
24. | What words did Scrooge say were the happiest in his ears?
25. | What did Scrooge tell the boy to buy at the poulterer's?

Review

26. | Scrooge did not fear the last ghost.
|  | False
|  | True
27. | Scrooge's niece played the harp.
|  | True
|  | False
28. | The lonely boy in Stave Two who was reading by the fireplace was Scrooge.
|  | False
|  | True
29. | Scrooge said that he would live in the past, present, and future.
|  | False
|  | True
30. | What did Scrooge say he was going to do when Bob Cratchit came in late the day after Christmas?
|  | Keep his pay for the day
|  | Fire him
|  | Give him a raise in his salary
31. | What did the two smaller Cratchit children smell outside the baker's shop in Stave Three?
|  | A goose cooking
|  | Fresh bread
|  | Pizza
32. | After speaking to the kind Fezziwig, Scrooge wanted to talk to Fred.
|  | True
|  | False
33. | The boy on the street told Scrooge that it was Christmas Eve.
|  | True
|  | False

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34. | Scrooge said that Marley had been dead for six years.
|  | True
|  | False
35. | Scrooge offered to give $100 to the poor in the beginning of the book.
|  | False
|  | True
36. | How many ghosts did Marley's ghost say would haunt Scrooge?
|  | Four
|  | Two
|  | Three
37. | Who were the children in whom the Ghost of Christmas Past told Scrooge to beware?
|  | Tiny Tim and Belle
|  | Ignorance and Want
|  | The two smallest Cratchits
38. | Why had Fezziwig told Scrooge and Watkins to clear the warehouse?
|  | He just wanted the warehouse to be clean.
|  | He needed storage space for more products.
|  | There would be a Christmas dance.
39. | When the people stole Scrooge's things, the first woman's bundle contained his bed curtains and blankets.
|  | False
|  | True
40. | Who was the "wild animal" in the game Yes and No?
|  | The ghost
|  | Uncle Scrooge
|  | A bear
41. | What did Scrooge see in the knocker of his front door?
|  | A light
|  | Marley's ghost
|  | His own reflection

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ A Christmas Carol (Key 1 - Answer ID # 0699506)

Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

1. | scanty
| very fast
| very determined
| a tiny amount
2. | bestow
| tombs
| unholy
| to give as a gift
3. | inexorable
| easily recognized
| being harsh or mean
| a ditch in the earth made by something like a plow
4. | rapidity
| to constantly move up and down or back and forth
| very fast
| fearful of what may happen
5. | quest
| mission
| an act of showing sorrow for sin
| something that is lifeless
6. | enshrouded
| the outcome of solving a problem
| easily recognized
| covered
7. | petrifaction
| the result of an action
| something that is lifeless
| being disliked by everyone
8. | plunder
| to give as a gift
| to rob by force and in clear sight
| something that is lifeless
9. | abyss
| surround
| a space so large that it can not be measured
| a disease or illness
10. | encompass
| purpose
| a conversation between two or more people
| surround
11. | malady
| a disease or illness
| a conversation between two or more people
| a space so large that it can not be measured
12. | dialogue
| a ditch in the earth made by something like a plow
| a conversation between two or more people
| cheerful
13. | cupola
| a dome
| tombs
| being harsh or mean
14. | parapet
| fake
| a low wall at the edge of a roof
| an act of showing sorrow for sin
15. | morose
| gloomy
| unholy
| with great force or emphasis
16. | intentions
| the result of an action
| purpose
| surround

A Christmas Carol Key 1 - Answer ID # 0699506

Stave One - Marley's Ghost

1. | How is Scrooge described in the beginning of this chapter? cold, heartless, selfish, uncaring
2. | Where did Scrooge live? in a house that had belonged to Marley
3. | What happened when the Ghost removed the bandage from his head? His lower jaw dropped to his chest.
4. | Who or what came through Scrooge's heavy, locked door? Marley's ghost
5. | Who signed the register of Marley's burial? clergyman, clerk, undertaker, chief mourner, Mr. Scrooge

Stave Two - The First of the Three Spirits

6. | What did Scrooge say he wished he had done when a boy was singing a Christmas carol at his door? He wished that he had given him something.
7. | How did Scrooge feel when he saw the children from his past? He was excited and happy.
8. | What did Scrooge see when his curtains were opened? a ghost
9. | Who did the ghost say that he was? The Ghost of Christmas Past
10. | How did Scrooge react to seeing himself as a child? He cried.

A Christmas Carol Key 1 - Answer ID # 0699506

Stave Three - The Second of the Three Spirits

11. | What did Tiny Tim use to help him walk? a little crutch that supported his legs with an iron frame
12. | Why did Scrooge draw back his bed curtains? He did not want to be surprised by the next ghost.
13. | Who did the ghost take Scrooge to see? his clerk, Bob Cratchit
14. | What did Scrooge's nephew say that Scrooge loses by not spending any time with them? pleasant moments
15. | Why did Tiny Tim want people to see him in church? so they would remember who made "lame beggars walk and blind men see."

Stave Four - The Last of the Spirits

16. | What was the mood in the Cratchit home? Why? very sad; Tiny Tim had died
17. | What was the name of the last ghost? The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
18. | What did Scrooge say the ghost's purpose was? to do Scrooge good
19. | What was the last spirit wearing? a deep black garment that covered everything but its hand
20. | What was in the bag that Joe had? money

A Christmas Carol Key 1 - Answer ID # 0699506

Stave Five - The End of It

21. | Scrooge said that he was as ______________ as a ________________, happy as an angel, and merry as a schoolboy. light, feather
22. | What day did the boy tell Scrooge it was? Christmas Day
23. | Whose house was Scrooge sending the turkey to? Bob Cratchit's
24. | What words did Scrooge say were the happiest in his ears? "Merry Christmas to you."
25. | What did Scrooge tell the boy to buy at the poulterer's? the big prize turkey

Review

26. | Scrooge did not fear the last ghost.
|  | False
|  | True
27. | Scrooge's niece played the harp.
|  | True
|  | False
28. | The lonely boy in Stave Two who was reading by the fireplace was Scrooge.
|  | False
|  | True
29. | Scrooge said that he would live in the past, present, and future.
|  | False
|  | True
30. | What did Scrooge say he was going to do when Bob Cratchit came in late the day after Christmas?
|  | Keep his pay for the day
|  | Fire him
|  | Give him a raise in his salary
31. | What did the two smaller Cratchit children smell outside the baker's shop in Stave Three?
|  | A goose cooking
|  | Fresh bread
|  | Pizza
32. | After speaking to the kind Fezziwig, Scrooge wanted to talk to Fred.
|  | True
|  | False
33. | The boy on the street told Scrooge that it was Christmas Eve.
|  | True
|  | False

A Christmas Carol Key 1 - Answer ID # 0699506

34. | Scrooge said that Marley had been dead for six years.
|  | True
|  | False
35. | Scrooge offered to give $100 to the poor in the beginning of the book.
|  | False
|  | True
36. | How many ghosts did Marley's ghost say would haunt Scrooge?
|  | Four
|  | Two
|  | Three
37. | Who were the children in whom the Ghost of Christmas Past told Scrooge to beware?
|  | Tiny Tim and Belle
|  | Ignorance and Want
|  | The two smallest Cratchits
38. | Why had Fezziwig told Scrooge and Watkins to clear the warehouse?
|  | He just wanted the warehouse to be clean.
|  | He needed storage space for more products.
|  | There would be a Christmas dance.
39. | When the people stole Scrooge's things, the first woman's bundle contained his bed curtains and blankets.
|  | False
|  | True
40. | Who was the "wild animal" in the game Yes and No?
|  | The ghost
|  | Uncle Scrooge
|  | A bear
41. | What did Scrooge see in the knocker of his front door?
|  | A light
|  | Marley's ghost
|  | His own reflection

A Christmas Carol Key 1 - Answer ID # 0699506

1. | scanty
| very fast
| very determined
| a tiny amount
2. | bestow
| tombs
| unholy
| to give as a gift
3. | inexorable
| easily recognized
| being harsh or mean
| a ditch in the earth made by something like a plow
4. | rapidity
| to constantly move up and down or back and forth
| very fast
| fearful of what may happen
5. | quest
| mission
| an act of showing sorrow for sin
| something that is lifeless
6. | enshrouded
| the outcome of solving a problem
| easily recognized
| covered
7. | petrifaction
| the result of an action
| something that is lifeless
| being disliked by everyone
8. | plunder
| to give as a gift
| to rob by force and in clear sight
| something that is lifeless
9. | abyss
| surround
| a space so large that it can not be measured
| a disease or illness
10. | encompass
| purpose
| a conversation between two or more people
| surround
11. | malady
| a disease or illness
| a conversation between two or more people
| a space so large that it can not be measured
12. | dialogue
| a ditch in the earth made by something like a plow
| a conversation between two or more people
| cheerful
13. | cupola
| a dome
| tombs
| being harsh or mean
14. | parapet
| fake
| a low wall at the edge of a roof
| an act of showing sorrow for sin
15. | morose
| gloomy
| unholy
| with great force or emphasis
16. | intentions
| the result of an action
| purpose
| surround