Stave 3: The Cratchits' Christmas | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

In 'A Christmas Carol', Bob's youngest, disabled son is called...

Answer explanation

Tiny Tim is Bob's youngest, disabled son.

Allegedly, Tiny Tim (from Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol') was inspired by...

• Dickens' son Harry.

• Dickens' cousin Harry.

• Dickens' younger brother Harry.

• Dickens' nephew Harry.

• Dickens' uncle Harry.

Answer explanation

Allegedly, Tiny Tim was inspired by Dickens' nephew Harry, who was also disabled and sadly died aged nine.

In 'A Christmas Carol', what is the significance of Bob Cratchit's name?

• Bob was a popular name for a man. Dickens is showing how poverty was everywhere.

• A bob is a short hairstyle, showing that Bob is short of money.

• Cratchit sounds like 'catch it' because Bob is always chasing after money.

• A bob is slang for a shilling, showing that Bob isn't paid much money.

• Cratchit sounds like 'catch it': Dickens is showing that poverty is infectious.

Answer explanation

A bob is slang for a shilling, so Dickens uses Bob's name to show that he isn't paid enough money and lives in poverty.

Which of the following themes do the Cratchits exemplify in 'A Christmas Carol'?

• Jealousy.

• Gratitude.

• Childhood.

• Wealth.

• Family.

Answer explanation

The Cratchit family exemplifies the Christmas values of gratitude and family.

Which of these explanations best describes why Dickens uses the word "withered" to describe Tiny Tim in Stave 3 of 'A Christmas Carol'?

• He's showing how little food Tiny Tim is fed because the Cratchits are poor.

• He's showing how miserable and beaten down Tiny Tim is because of his condition.

• He's describing him like a plant that withers in the sunlight of Bob's care.

• He's illustrating that Tiny Tim's life is fading and he doesn't have long left.

Answer explanation

Dickens uses the word "withered" to describe Tiny Tim to show that his life is fading and that, if Scrooge wants to help him, he must act quickly.

In Stave 3 of 'A Christmas Carol', the spirit repeats Scrooge's words "If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population” back at him to show him...

• how overpopulated London was and therefore how necessary population control was.

• that he is making fun of Scrooge's actions in Stave 1.

• how cruel and ignorant he has been in wishing the poor dead.

• that he agrees with Scrooge and thinks that Tiny Tim should be left to die.

Answer explanation

In Stave 3 of 'A Christmas Carol', the spirit repeats Scrooge's words back at him to show him how cruel and ignorant he has been in wishing the poor dead.