A Christmas Carol Stave 5 Quiz (Stave Five)

A Christmas Carol Stave 5 questions

The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. How does Scrooge greet Bob Cratchit when the clerk arrives late the next morning?
   By forgiving him and saying nothing of it · By docking the eighteen minutes from his pay · By inviting him at once to dine with Fred · By feigning anger, then raising his salary
5. How does Dickens sum up the changed Scrooge at the close of the novella?
   He knew how to keep Christmas well · He closed the counting-house for good · He never spoke of the Spirits again · He gave away the whole of his fortune

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