Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text reviews, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which term best describes Scrooge’s reaction to the charity workers in Chapter 1?

A) Cruel

B) Benevolent

C) Agnostic

D) Confusing

2. When Scrooge first feels a strange presence in his home, to what does he attribute the feeling?

A) Inclement weather

B) Bad food

C) Oncoming fever

D) Burglars in the house

3. What is hanging from Marley’s chains?

A) Cash boxes

B) Cobwebs

C) Books

D) Strips of cloth

4. When the Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge to Scrooge’s school, what is significant about the scene?

A) It is snowing.

B) The teacher is cruel.

C) Scrooge is alone.

D) Fred is there.

5. Who is Belle?

A) Young Scrooge’s fiancé

B) Cratchit’s wife

C) Scrooge’s sister

D) Fred’s wife

6. What happens when the Ghost of Christmas Present touches the arguing city-goers?

A) They turn into angels.

B) They see Scrooge.

C) They stop arguing.

D) They disappear.

7. Which term best describes Mrs. Cratchit’s attitude towards Scrooge?

A) Bitter

B) Pitying

C) Romantic

D) Respectful

8. When the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come takes him to the dead man’s home, what does Scrooge not realize?

A) The man isn’t dead.

B) The man is Scrooge.

C) The man was murdered.

D) The man is Marley.

9. When Scrooge sees Cratchit mourning Tiny Tim, who does Bob mention helped them after the tragedy?

A) Fred

B) Belle

C) Marley

D) Scrooge

10. After his transformation, for what quality is Scrooge most well-known?

A) His great wealth

B) His ability to see ghosts

C) His marriage to Belle

D) His love of Christmas

Long Answer