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ð¯ïž A Christmas Carol â GCSE
English · GCSE â practise plot, characters, key quotations and Victorian context in Dickens's A Christmas Carol
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Questions
At the start of the novella, how many years has Jacob Marley been dead?
Ten years
Twelve years
Seven years
Three years
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On Christmas morning, what does the reformed Scrooge send anonymously to the Cratchit family?
A new coat for Tiny Tim
A bag of gold coins
A prize turkey
A Christmas pudding
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Dickens describes Scrooge as 'solitary as an oyster'. Which technique is this?
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
Metaphor
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The Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge a joyful Christmas party held by his former employer. Who is he?
Mr Fezziwig
Mr Marley
Mr Topper
Mr Dilber
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Which character says Christmas is 'a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time'?
The Ghost of Christmas Present
Fred
Belle
Bob Cratchit
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Belle releases Scrooge from their engagement, saying 'another idol has displaced me'. What is this idol?
Money
His pride in his family name
Another woman
His business partner Marley
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Who first asks 'Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?' in the novella?
The Ghost of Christmas Present, to Scrooge
Fred, to Scrooge
Marley's Ghost, to Scrooge
Scrooge, to the charity collectors
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Under the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, where were most poor people who needed help expected to go?
The workhouse
The parish almshouse
The ragged school
The debtors' prison
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The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge two children, Ignorance and Want. Which does he warn Scrooge to beware most?
Both of them equally
Neither, as they are harmless
The girl, Want
The boy, Ignorance
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According to the narrator, how much does Bob Cratchit earn from Scrooge?
Fifty shillings a month
Five shillings a week
Fifteen shillings a week
Fifteen pounds a week
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