Starter quiz

  • Which two words would you use to describe Scrooge in stave 1 of 'A Christmas Carol'?
    • kind and honest
    • disloyal and deceitful
    • avaricious and miserly  ✓
    • warm and gentle
    • impoverished and famished
  • Complete the quotation from stave 1 of 'A Christmas Carol'. Dickens describes Scrooge as a " ______ hand at the grindstone."
    • 'tight-fisted' ✓
  • Think about the character Scrooge from 'A Christmas Carol'. Which of the following are accurate and reasonable analysis of the quotation "solitary as an oyster"?
    • illustrates his snappy nature, as oysters close quickly
    • illustrates that Scrooge is isolated, even though he doesn't wish to be
    • shows that he hoards money away, like an oyster hides a pearl  ✓
    • shows that he owns lots of precious jewellery, like an oyster hides a pearl
    • illustrates Scrooge's wilful and intentional isolation from society  ✓
  • In stave 1 of 'A Christmas Carol', who was said to specifically avoid Scrooge?
    • stray cats
    • beggars  ✓
    • babies
    • children  ✓
    • blind men's dogs  ✓
  • Match the four spirits from 'A Christmas Carol' with what Scrooge learns from them.
    • Ghost of Christmas Past
      ⇔
      Scrooge learns he should value relationships over money. ✓
    • Ghost of Christmas Present
      ⇔
      Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas spirit. ✓
    • Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
      ⇔
      Scrooge learns the importance of living a moral life. ✓
    • Marley's Ghost
      ⇔
      Scrooge understands the consequences of a lifetime of greed. ✓
  • Match Scrooge's physical feature up to the corresponding quotation from stave 1 of 'A Christmas Carol'.
    • lips
      ⇔
      "thin...blue" ✓
    • eyes
      ⇔
      "red" ✓
    • voice
      ⇔
      "grating" ✓
    • nose
      ⇔
      "nipped and pointed" ✓
    • cheek
      ⇔
      "shrivelled" ✓
    • head
      ⇔
      "frosty rime" ✓
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