A Christmas Carol & The Gift of the Magi - Final Test, 2016

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65 questions

1

A silent ghost that wears a hooded black robe

A) Ghost of Christmas Past

B) Ghost of Christmas Present

C) Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Bob Cratchit’s youngest son, crippled from birth

A) Fred

B) Tiny Tim

C) Jacob

D) Theodore

A ghost who reminds Scrooge of his younger years

A) Ghost of Christmas Past

B) Ghost of Christmas Present

C) Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Miserly owner of a London counting-house

A) Scrooge

B) Jacob Marley

C) Fred

D) Bob Cratchit

Scrooge’s old boss who had great Christmas parties

A) Jacob Marley

B) Bob Cratchit

C) Mr. Fezziwig

D) Fred

Scrooge’s old business partner

A) Jacob Marley

B) Fred

C) Bob Cratchit

D) Mr. Fezziwig

This ghost is described as majestic giant; lifespan is restricted to Christmas Day and the ghost shows Scrooge the Cratchit family

A) Ghost of Christmas Past

B) Ghost of Christmas Present

C) Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Scrooge’s clerk; a very kind, gracious man who loves his family

A) Bob Cratchit

B) Fred

C) Jacob Marley

D) Mr. Fezziwig

Scrooge’s nephew who loves Christmas

A) Charlie

B) Fred

C) Bob

D) Tim

Scrooge’s former fiancée who realized that Scrooge loved money more than he loved her

A) Beatrice

B) Bethany

C) Belle

D) Bianca

The setting of "A Christmas Carol" is

A) London

B) Paris

C) Nottingham

D) Durham

At the beginning of the play, Scrooge and his nephew are different because

A) Scrooge is in a happier mood then Fred

B) Fred loves Christmas and Scrooge does not

C) Fred donates to the charity and Scrooge does not

D) Fred does not have a large family, but Scrooge does

What is Scrooge’s typical response to “Merry Christmas”?

A) Bah Humbug

B) Bah Nonsense

C) Good Day

D) Oh My Days

Which statement best describes Scrooge’s attitude toward Christmas at the beginning of the play?

A) It is a time for people to be happy

B) It is a time for the rich to be more generous with their money

C) It is a time for fools to pay more bills with less money

D) It is a time for spending time with family and friends

Scrooge believed that the poor people did not deserve his money, and that they should

A) Go to the workhouses

B) Die already

C) Go to the prisons

D) All of the above are correct

Scrooge allows Bob Cratchit to take Christmas Day off; however, he expects Cratchit to

A) Work from home on Christmas day

B) Be at work earlier on the next day

C) Work on Sunday

D) Not want to be paid for taking the day off

Marley’s chains symbolize

A) His slave status

B) His inability to make enough money

C) His greed and selfishness

D) The laws that he broke during his lifetime

In the play, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge to

A) his childhood church

B) his old work place

C) his childhood home

D) the town square

Scrooge remembers Fezziwig as a

A) Generous boss who made work fun

B) Greedy employer who was always looking out for himself

C) Grumpy schoolmaster

D) Hot-tempered madman

Scrooge’s sweetheart calls of their engagement because

A) She feels she’s been replaced by money

B) He calls her names

C) She met another man

D) She is too young to get married

The Ghost of Christmas Present takes Scrooge to

A) Scrooge's workplace

B) The town square

C) His first workplace

D) The Cratchit home

What surprises Scrooge as he watches the Cratchit family?

A) How many children live in the home

B) How happy the family is, despite not having much money

C) That Bob toasts Scrooge before they eat

D) None of the above

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come arrives and

A) Says “Follow me”

B) Says” Get ready for the best ghost yet”

C) Says nothing

D) Says "Be prepared"

What is the last thing the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge?

A) His family

B) His own grave

C) His office

D) Tiny Tim's grave

When Scrooge comes back to the present, he sends a young boy to fetch the biggest turkey to send to

A) Belle

B) Fred

C) The Cratchit family

D) Mr. Fezziwig

What is Jacob Marley forced to drag about as a result of his sinful life?

A) A huge safe full of lead

B) An ox cart piled with gold

C) Heavy chains forged from ledgers and lockboxes

D) A cross made of solid gold

Why does Scrooge like darkness?

A) It helps him sleep better

B) It is cheap

C) It helps him forget his past

D) It hides the ghosts from his eyes

In the book, who appears in Scrooge’s door-knocker?

A) Jacob Marley

B) The Ghost of Christmas Past

C) The Grim Reaper

D) The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

What do you think was Dickens’s purpose in showing the Cratchit family as a virtuous, generous, loving family?

A) To set an example for his ten unruly and rebellious children

B) To make the reader feel sympathy for the family by showing the harsh
realities of poverty

C) To make Scrooge feel sympathy for the family

D) None of the above are correct

E) Choices B and C are correct

F) All of the above are correct

Which member of the Cratchit family most interests Scrooge?

A) Caroline

B) Tiny Tim

C) Bob

D) Martha

When he awakens after the visit of the third ghost, Scrooge attends Fezziwig’s party and enjoys himself immensely.

True

False

What does Scrooge do after Bob Cratchit arrives at work late on December 26th?

A) Doubles his salary

B) Triples his salary

C) Fires him

D) Tells him he is being re-located to Mr. Fezziwig's business

In the climax of the play version of "A Christmas Carol"

A) Scrooge sees the Cratchit family having dinner in their home

B) Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come visit Scrooge's grave

C) Scrooge tells the young boy to purchase the turkey for the Cratchit family

D) Scrooge fires Cratchit for showing up to work late

An example of an event that occurs in the resolution of the play is

A) Scrooge decides to live his life in a way that shows kindness and care

B) Scrooge is not influenced by the visits from the ghosts and continues to
treat people poorly

C) Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Yet to come

D) Scrooge tells the young boy to buy a turkey for the Cratchit family

Because Scrooge changes his outlook in life and his personality from the beginning of the story to the end, he is a static character.

True

False

Which of the following events had a direct impact on Dickens' life growing up?

A) He wanted to become a writer, but his parents didn't support his decision and
wanted him to work in a factory instead

B) When Charles was eleven, his father was sent to a prison for debt

C) He grew up without his mother

D) He was sent to a boarding school when he was eleven years old

Which of the following personality traits was Dickens NOT known for?

A) Lively sense of humor

B) Vivid imagination

C) Tremendous amount of energy and enthusiasm

D) Attention to detail

In 1865 Dickens was on board a train that crashed. His carriage was not badly damaged, so he tended to the injured and dying. This event had a lasting impression on his life, and the event shows that

A) he had a caring and empathetic personality

B) he never wanted to ride a train again

C) he had previous medical experience

D) he had an outspoken personality

By Christmas Eve, 5,000 copies of "A Christmas Carol" had sold. It sold out in 3 days.

True

False

Dickens loved to perform scenes from the plot of the novel, so he created a performance inspired version.

True

A silent ghost that wears a hooded black robe

A) Ghost of Christmas Past

B) Ghost of Christmas Present

C) Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Bob Cratchit’s youngest son, crippled from birth

A) Fred

B) Tiny Tim

C) Jacob

D) Theodore

A ghost who reminds Scrooge of his younger years

A) Ghost of Christmas Past

B) Ghost of Christmas Present

C) Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Miserly owner of a London counting-house

A) Scrooge

B) Jacob Marley

C) Fred

D) Bob Cratchit

Scrooge’s old boss who had great Christmas parties

A) Jacob Marley

B) Bob Cratchit

C) Mr. Fezziwig

D) Fred

Scrooge’s old business partner

A) Jacob Marley

B) Fred

C) Bob Cratchit

D) Mr. Fezziwig

This ghost is described as majestic giant; lifespan is restricted to Christmas
Day and the ghost shows Scrooge the Cratchit family

A) Ghost of Christmas Past

B) Ghost of Christmas Present

C) Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Scrooge’s clerk; a very kind, gracious man who loves his family

A) Bob Cratchit

B) Fred

C) Jacob Marley

D) Mr. Fezziwig

Scrooge’s nephew who loves Christmas

A) Charlie

B) Fred

C) Bob

D) Tim

Scrooge’s former fiancée who realized that Scrooge loved money more than he
loved her

A) Beatrice

B) Bethany

C) Belle

D) Bianca

The setting of "A Christmas Carol" is

A) London

B) Paris

C) Nottingham

D) Durham

At the beginning of the play, Scrooge and his nephew are different because

A) Scrooge is in a happier mood then Fred

B) Fred loves Christmas and Scrooge does not

C) Fred donates to the charity and Scrooge does not

D) Fred does not have a large family, but Scrooge does

What is Scrooge’s typical response to “Merry Christmas”?

A) Bah Humbug

B) Bah Nonsense

C) Good Day

D) Oh My Days

Which statement best describes Scrooge’s attitude toward Christmas at the
beginning of the play?

A) It is a time for people to be happy

B) It is a time for the rich to be more generous with their money

C) It is a time for fools to pay more bills with less money

D) It is a time for spending time with family and friends

Scrooge believed that the poor people did not deserve his money, and that they
should

A) Go to the workhouses

B) Die already

C) Go to the prisons

D) All of the above are correct

Scrooge allows Bob Cratchit to take Christmas Day off; however, he expects
Cratchit to

A) Work from home on Christmas day

B) Be at work earlier on the next day

C) Work on Sunday

D) Not want to be paid for taking the day off

Marley’s chains symbolize

A) His slave status

B) His inability to make enough money

C) His greed and selfishness

D) The laws that he broke during his lifetime

In the play, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge to

A) his childhood church

B) his old work place

C) his childhood home

D) the town square

Scrooge remembers Fezziwig as a

A) Generous boss who made work fun

B) Greedy employer who was always looking out for himself

C) Grumpy schoolmaster

D) Hot-tempered madman

Scrooge’s sweetheart calls of their engagement because

A) She feels she’s been replaced by money

B) He calls her names

C) She met another man

D) She is too young to get married

The Ghost of Christmas Present takes Scrooge to

A) Scrooge's workplace

B) The town square

C) His first workplace

D) The Cratchit home

What surprises Scrooge as he watches the Cratchit family?

A) How many children live in the home

B) How happy the family is, despite not having much money

C) That Bob toasts Scrooge before they eat

D) None of the above

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come arrives and

A) Says “Follow me”

B) Says” Get ready for the best ghost yet”

C) Says nothing

D) Says "Be prepared"

What is the last thing the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge?

A) His family

B) His own grave

C) His office

D) Tiny Tim's grave

When Scrooge comes back to the present, he sends a young boy to fetch the
biggest turkey to send to

A) Belle

B) Fred

C) The Cratchit family

D) Mr. Fezziwig

What is Jacob Marley forced to drag about as a result of his sinful life?

A) A huge safe full of lead

B) An ox cart piled with gold

C) Heavy chains forged from ledgers and lockboxes

D) A cross made of solid gold

Why does Scrooge like darkness?

A) It helps him sleep better

B) It is cheap

C) It helps him forget his past

D) It hides the ghosts from his eyes

In the book, who appears in Scrooge’s door-knocker?

A) Jacob Marley

B) The Ghost of Christmas Past

C) The Grim Reaper

D) The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

What do you think was Dickens’s purpose in showing the Cratchit family as a
virtuous, generous, loving family?

A) To set an example for his ten unruly and rebellious children

B) To make the reader feel sympathy for the family by showing the harsh
realities of poverty

C) To make Scrooge feel sympathy for the family

D) None of the above are correct

E) Choices B and C are correct

F) All of the above are correct

Which member of the Cratchit family most interests Scrooge?

A) Caroline

B) Tiny Tim

C) Bob

D) Martha

When he awakens after the visit of the third ghost, Scrooge attends Fezziwig’s
party and enjoys himself immensely.

True

False

What does Scrooge do after Bob Cratchit arrives at work late on December 26th?

A) Doubles his salary

B) Triples his salary

C) Fires him

D) Tells him he is being re-located to Mr. Fezziwig's business

In the climax of the play version of "A Christmas Carol"

A) Scrooge sees the Cratchit family having dinner in their home

B) Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come visit Scrooge's grave

C) Scrooge tells the young boy to purchase the turkey for the Cratchit family

D) Scrooge fires Cratchit for showing up to work late

An example of an event that occurs in the resolution of the play is

A) Scrooge decides to live his life in a way that shows kindness and care

B) Scrooge is not influenced by the visits from the ghosts and continues to
treat people poorly

C) Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Yet to come

D) Scrooge tells the young boy to buy a turkey for the Cratchit family

Because Scrooge changes his outlook in life and his personality from the
beginning of the story to the end, he is a static character.

True

False

Which of the following events had a direct impact on Dickens' life growing up?

A) He wanted to become a writer, but his parents didn't support his decision and
wanted him to work in a factory instead

B) When Charles was eleven, his father was sent to a prison for debt

C) He grew up without his mother

D) He was sent to a boarding school when he was eleven years old

Which of the following personality traits was Dickens NOT known for?

A) Lively sense of humor

B) Vivid imagination

C) Tremendous amount of energy and enthusiasm

D) Attention to detail

In 1865 Dickens was on board a train that crashed. His carriage was not badly
damaged, so he tended to the injured and dying. This event had a lasting
impression on his life, and the event shows that

A) he had a caring and empathetic personality

B) he never wanted to ride a train again

C) he had previous medical experience

D) he had an outspoken personality

By Christmas Eve, 5,000 copies of "A Christmas Carol" had sold. It sold out in 3
days.

True

False

Dickens loved to perform scenes from the plot of the novel, so he created a
performance inspired version.

True

False

"A Christmas Carol" was written and published in the same year - 1843.

True

False

Read the following passage:

"Let it be said that of all who give gifts, these two were the wisest. Of all
who give and receive gifts, such as they are the wisest. Everywhere they are
wisest. They are the Magi." 

O. Henry (the author) is using a metaphor to

A) Compare Jim and Della to gifts

B) Compare Jim and Della to the Magi

C) Show Jim and Della's selfishness

D) Show Jim and Della's foolishness

Read the following passage:


"Oh, and the next two hours tripped by on rosy wings. Forget the hashed
metaphor. She was ransacking the stores for Jim’s present. She found it at
last." 

What does the word ransacking mean as used in the context of the passage?

A) Slowly put to use

B) Searching thoroughly

C) Longing for

D) Slightly burned

"For inside the present lay The Combs – the set of combs, side and back, that
Della had stared at and longed for so long in a Broadway window. The beautiful
combs were made of pure tortoise shell with jewelled rims – just the right color
to wear in her beautiful hair that was now gone. They were expensive combs, she
knew, and although she had loved the combs, she never thought that she might
actually own them. And now that they were hers, the beautiful hair that should
have needed the combs was gone."



What type of irony is shown in this passage?

A) Dramatic

B) Verbal

C) Situational

"One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in
pennies. Pennies saved one or two at a time by penny-pinching with the grocery
clerk, vegetable man, and butcher. She was embarrassed to have been so cheap.
Della counted the money three times. It was still only one dollar and
eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas."


Based on information in the passage, which conclusion can be made about Jim and
Della’s life?

A) Their life is simple, happy, and luxurious

B) Their life is one of difficulty, where they must save and count ever penny

C) Their life is very different than it used to be

D) Their life is of minor significance

Which of the following words best describes Jim?

A) Irritable

B) Selfless

C) Selfish

D) Depressed

"One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in
pennies. Pennies saved one or two at a time by penny-pinching with the grocery
clerk, vegetable man, and butcher. She was embarrassed to have been so cheap.
Della counted the money three times. It was still only one dollar and
eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas."


What is Della's conflict at the beginning of the story?

A) She doesn't have enough money to buy a Christmas present for Jim

B) She doesn't know what Jim wants for Christmas

C) Della can't buy a Christmas present because she has to pay the other bills
that are due at the end of the month

D) Della needs at least $2 to buy Jim the present that he wants

"One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all."

What was O. Henry trying to emphasize by beginning the short story with these
lines?

A) How little money Della was able to save

B) How much money it cost to buy groceries

C) The reason for Della's happiness

D) The reason why the couple moved

"In fact, life is mostly made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles
being the main part of it." 

What type of figurative language device is used in the above line from the
story?

A) Alliteration

B) Personification

C) Simile

D) Metaphor

What is the main conflict in the story?

A) Della wants to please her husband with a nce Christmas gift, but cannot
afford one

B) Della wants to make enough money to move into another part of the city

C) Della wants to receive a present from her husband that is very special

D) Della wants to tell her husband she cut her hair, but she is afraid of his
reaction

Which two Biblical figures were mentioned in the description of Della's hair and
Jim's watch?

A) King David and the Wise Men

B) Moses and Mary Magdalene

C) Queen Esther and John the Baptist

D) King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

How much money did Della receive from selling her hair?

A) $1.87

B) $2.00

C) $10.00

D) $20.00

“If Jim doesn’t kill me,” she said to herself, “as soon as he sees me, he’ll say
I look like a Coney Island chorus girl."

What figurative language device is being used in the above sentence from the
story?

A) Simile

B) Metaphor

C) Personification

D) Hyperbole

Which of these BEST describes Jim's reaction to Della's haircut?

A) complete and utter surprise

B) anger and frustration

C) hope and delight

D) uncaring and disinterested

What is ironic about the couples' gifts to each other?

A) Because of their self-sacrifices, they received gifts that they cannot use

B) Because they were not paying attention, they must return their gifts

C) Because they love each other, they have more money to purchase gifts

D) Because the weather is cold, they are able to save more money

Who are the Magi?

A) Men who worked for King Solomon

B) The wise men who brought the gifts to baby Jesus

C) Members of society who help poor people buy gifts

D) Scholars who study various ways to increase wealth in society

Which of the following events is the climax of the story "The Gift of the Magi?"

A) Della realizes that she does not have enough money to buy Jim a present

B) Della opens Jim's present and realizes that she needs her hair to wear the
combs he has got her

C) Della spends two hours shopping for Jim's present

D) Jim tells Della to start cooking the pork chops

Which of the following events is the resolution of the story "The Gift of the
Magi?"

A) Della realizes that she does not have enough money to buy Jim a present

B) Della opens Jim's present and realizes that she needs her hair to wear the
combs he has got her

C) Della spends two hours shopping for Jim's present

D) Jim tells Della to start cooking the pork chops

The story ends with this simple sentence: "They are the Magi." What is being
emphasized with this metaphor?

A) The wisdom of the couple and their love for each other

B) The decision of the couple to purchase additional gifts

C) The concern the couple has about their future together

D) The reason that the couple decides to save their presents for a later time

Which of the following is a theme from the story "The Gift of the Magi?"

A) Always remember to be kind to your neighbors

B) True love is worth more than what material possessions can provide

C) Sacrifices should only be made when you know that you'll receive something in
return

D) True love is not worth giving up your prized possessions

Back when James had earned $30 per week, the couple had included the middle name
“Dillingham” because it sounded sophisticated. But now that James was only
earning a meager $20/week, the name should be shortened to just “Mr. James D.
Young.

True

False

Jim sells his harmonica to pay for Della's gift.

True

False

Della tells Madame Sofronie to take her time cutting her hair off because she
wants to remember this moment when she made a huge sacrifice for Jim.

True

False

"Jim stopped suddenly at the door, as still as a hunting dog that smells its
prey."

What kind of figurative language device is used in the above sentence from the
story?

A) Simile

B) Metaphor

C) Personification

D) Hyperbole

Why is Jim's watch so important to him?

A) He won it in a contest

B) It first belonged to Jim’s grandfather, then Jim’s father, before being
passed down to Jim

C) Della gave it to him when they first started dating

D) His uncle gave it to him before he passed away