A Christmas Carol - Stave 4 (Multiple Choice)

What did Scrooge do when the last phantom approached him?

• He ran away.

• He began to cry.

• He screamed and asked if his name was "Terror in the Night."

• He kneeled and asked if he is the "Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come."

How did Dickens make the phantom's response spooky?

• The phantom said, "Boo".

• The phantom breathed fire.

• The phantom did not speak.

• The phantom glowed in the dark.

What is the main conflict of this novel?

• Scrooge must realize that he is in the wrong profession.

• Scrooge must remember to have Christmas parties for his employees.

• Scrooge must realize that he needs to live for others, not himself.

• Scrooge must realize that he needs to give Bob Cratchit a raise.

What did Scrooge ask of the spirit?

• to leave him alone

• to visit him during the daytime

• to bring him to his friend, Jacob Marley

• to teach the lesson he has for him, so he can avoid the fate of Jacob Marley

What does Scrooge's question to the spirit reveal?

• that Scrooge still wants to be left alone

• that Scrooge prefers the daytime over the nighttime

• that the climax already happened because Scrooge sees Marley again

• that the climax is coming soon because Scrooge wants to learn the lesson the spirit has for him

What does the charwoman sell at the pawn shop?

• bed curtains, blankets, & clothes

• canned goods, blankets, & candlesticks

• bed curtains, furs, & cooking pots

• canned goods, furs, & cooking pots

What is creepy about the items that the charwoman is selling?

• The charwoman talked with a ghost while stealing the clothes.

• The charwoman took the clothes off of Scrooge's dead body.

• The canned goods that the charwoman found were rusty.

• The furs that the charwoman found were moldy.

The ghost brings Scrooge to see a couple. They are glad that a man is dead because they have extra time now to pay back a debt they owe. What is ironic about this?

• The husband paid off the man right before he died.

• The couple never really owed the man any money.

• Scrooge is the man they are talking about, but he doesn't know it.

• Scrooge knows the couple because they used to work for him.

One businessman said he would only go to the funeral if....

• lunch is served

• everyone attends

• it won't last long

• it is held in town

What is going through Scrooge's mind as he looks at the dead body covered in a sheet?

• Is this the phantom's body?

• How awful it would be to die alone!

• When will I see Bob Cratchit again?

• Being rich isn't so bad!