A Christmas Carol - Stave 4 - Reading Quiz

How is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come different from the previous spirits?

• He is not there to help Scrooge.
• He does not speak to Scrooge.
• He allows Scrooge to choose his visits.
• He wears a wreath of holly.

When Scrooge overhears two groups of businessmen talking at the Exchange, what does he note they have in common?

• They are talking about a man’s death.
• They are both known by Scrooge.
• They do not think highly of a dead man.
• All of these

Scrooge believes the conversations he overhears at the Exchange are trivial. Why does Scrooge find the conversations “trivial” on this visit?

• Scrooge does not know who the man is.
• The businessmen do not care about the man who died.
• Scrooge does not see a connection to himself in the scenes.
• None of these

Why does Scrooge feel grateful for the ghost’s visit?

• He has learned many lessons and hopes to learn more.
• He is thankful for the spirit’s company.
• This spirit is less frightening than his predecessors.
• All of these

What trait do the patrons of the beetling shop (pawn shop) have in common?

• the Christmas spirit
• compassion
• greed
• regret

What does the charwoman mean when she says she doesn’t want to “waste” the shirt?

• She wants to get a fair price for it.
• She has prevented the man from being buried in it.
• She wants the shop owner to wear the shirt.
• She plans to mend the holes in the shirt.

How does Scrooge respond to the spirit showing him the man’s corpse in its plundered room?

• He recoils in terror.
• He weeps for the man’s lost life.
• He regrets not knowing the man.
• He is disgusted by the sight.

When Scrooge asks to see emotion expressed over the man’s death, why is it ironic that the spirit conducts him to the debtors’ home?

• Scrooge does not know the family.
• The family is happy that the man has died.
• The family does not know the dead man.
• None of these

Why is the Cratchit household quieter and more somber than Scrooge’s previous visit?

• Bob has lost his job at the counting-house.
• Peter is leaving home to find a wife.
• Tiny Tim has died.
• Martha has lost her husband.

At the end of Stave 4, what is Scrooge’s response after seeing his grave and realizing he is the dead man?

• He pleads and bargains with the spirit.
• He questions the inevitability of this fate.
• He grabs the spirit’s hand.
• All of these