A Christmas Carol Plot recall Quiz
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens · 7 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 6 min
Test your knowledge of A Christmas Carol with 7 plot recall questions with answers and explanations — quick check of what happens and when. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole novella.
Quick check of what happens and when. Drawn from the whole novella — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Recall · Difficulty: Easy, Standard
A Christmas Carol Plot recall questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- How long has Jacob Marley been dead when the story opens?
Seven years, that very night · Ten years, the previous spring · Five years, that very morning · Three years, the previous summer
- What does the Ghost of Christmas Past hold under its arm?
A lustrous belt of shifting colours · A great extinguisher, shaped like a cap · A ledger bound in black leather · A branch of fresh green holly, newly cut
- How many brothers does the Ghost of Christmas Present say it has had?
None at all, being the first · Exactly one, long since gone · More than eighteen hundred · More than three thousand
- What marks the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come out from the two Spirits before it?
It carries a torch and scatters incense · It changes in age as the night goes on · It looks like a child and an old man at once · It never speaks and shows only one hand
- What does Scrooge learn from the boy he calls to from his window?
That it is Christmas Day, and not yet missed · That a whole week has gone by in the night · That the bells are ringing for a funeral nearby · That the shops have all shut for the week
- What does Scrooge send anonymously to Bob Cratchit's house?
A hamper of oranges and twelfth-cake · The prize turkey from the poulterer's · A coal-scuttle and a sack of coal · A goose larger than the one they had
- What does Tiny Tim say at the end of the Cratchits' Christmas toast?
Long life to the Founder of the Feast · God save you, merry gentlemen · A merry Christmas to us all · God bless us, every one
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Frequently asked questions
Is this A Christmas Carol Plot recall quiz free?
Yes. All 7 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 Plot recall quiz cover?
7 plot recall questions drawn from every part of A Christmas Carol. Quick check of what happens and when. It tests recall at easy, standard 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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