A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens · 1843

Ten questions on plot, characters and themes. Take it free. Pass 7 of 10 to ace it.

Question 1 of 10

How does the story begin?

With a description of a snowy Christmas morningWith the line 'Marley was dead, to begin with'With a child reciting a Christmas carolWith Scrooge counting his money

Question 2 of 10

What is the name of Scrooge's only employee at his counting-house?

Bob CratchitJacob MarleyFred ScroogeJoe Smithers

Question 3 of 10

Who first warns Scrooge that three spirits will visit him?

His nephew FredBob CratchitThe ghost of his former business partner, Jacob MarleyAn anonymous letter delivered to his house

Question 4 of 10

What does the Ghost of Christmas Past show Scrooge?

Visions of Scrooge's lonely boyhood and his lost love, BelleThe future death of Tiny TimChristmas dinner at the Cratchit homeA funeral attended by no one

Question 5 of 10

Who is Tiny Tim?

Scrooge's nephewA boy who delivers coal to the officeBob Cratchit's frail, ill youngest sonA ghost from Scrooge's childhood

Question 6 of 10

Which ghost shows Scrooge the present-day Christmases of others, including the Cratchits?

The Ghost of Christmas PastThe Ghost of Christmas PresentThe Ghost of Christmas Yet To ComeThe ghost of Jacob Marley

Question 7 of 10

What does the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come reveal?

That Scrooge will inherit a fortuneThat Scrooge's nephew will marry into wealthA future in which Tiny Tim has died and Scrooge himself has died unloved and unmournedThat a new business partner will save Scrooge's firm

Question 8 of 10

What does Scrooge do on Christmas morning after the spirits have gone?

Sends a large turkey to the Cratchits and goes to his nephew's house for dinnerLocks himself in his counting-house in despairLeaves London on the first morning coachRefuses to leave bed and sleeps until evening

Question 9 of 10

What promise does Scrooge make about Bob Cratchit?

To fire him at lastTo send him on a long holidayTo raise his salary and help his struggling familyTo send Tiny Tim to a hospital abroad

Question 10 of 10

What is the famous line about Tiny Tim that closes the story?

'A merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night''Bah, humbug!''God bless us, every one!''Are there no prisons?'

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