A Christmas Carol Characters Quiz
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens · 9 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 7 min
Test your knowledge of A Christmas Carol with 9 characters questions with answers and explanations — motives, relationships and how characters change. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole novella.
Motives, relationships and how characters change. Drawn from the whole novella — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Character · Difficulty: Standard, Easy
A Christmas Carol Characters questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- When Scrooge tells his nephew he is too poor to be merry, how does Fred answer him?
He storms out and vows never to return · He asks what right a rich man has to be dismal · He asks his uncle for a loan towards dinner · He admits he is poor and apologises for calling
- What is the young Scrooge doing when the Spirit shows him his old schoolroom?
Singing a carol with the other boys · Copying letters for his father · Reading alone by a feeble fire · Playing blind-man's buff with Fan
- What news does Fan bring when she comes to fetch her brother from school?
Their mother has sent for him to nurse her · Their father is kinder and he may come home · Their father has found him an apprenticeship · She is to be married and wants him there
- How does Mrs Cratchit respond when Bob proposes a toast to Mr Scrooge?
She proposes a kinder toast of her own · She leaves the room until the toast is done · She refuses to touch her glass at all that night · She drinks only for Bob's sake and the Day's
- At his nephew's party, what is the answer to the riddle in the game of Yes and No?
Fred's own dog, kept out in the kitchen · A bear kept in a travelling menagerie · Scrooge himself, a growling animal in London · The old grey horse that drew the cab
- What does Bob Cratchit tell his family about where he has been that day?
He has found Peter a better situation already · He has been to the churchyard, a green place · He has sold Tim's crutch to pay the doctor · He has lost his place at the counting-house
- What does Scrooge do when he meets the charity collector in the street?
Crosses the road so as to avoid being recognised · Hands him the change from his own pocket · Whispers a large sum, with back-payments in it · Offers him a seat at his nephew's dinner
- Who was Jacob Marley to Scrooge?
His rival in the corn trade · His first employer in the City · His business partner and sole friend · His father's brother and legal guardian
- What is Fan's place in the story?
Mrs Cratchit's sister, a milliner · Scrooge's sister, and Fred's mother · Fezziwig's eldest daughter · Scrooge's first love, later married
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Is this A Christmas Carol Characters quiz free?
Yes. All 9 questions are free with answers and explanations. Play online with instant feedback, or print it as a test with an answer key — no sign-up needed.
What does the A Christmas Carol Characters quiz cover?
9 characters questions drawn from every part of A Christmas Carol. Motives, relationships and how characters change. It tests character at standard, easy level.
Does it contain spoilers?
Yes — it draws on the whole novella, including the ending.
Can I use it with a class?
Yes. Print it with the answer key for a reading check, homework or revision lesson, or share the link so students can take it online.
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