High School: 9th and 10th Grade - Literature - A Christmas Carol - Extract 1 Solution

Q.1.

What is the immediate context for this passage?

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Scrooge has just emerged from his bedroom to see the Ghost of Christmas Present
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Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present have just passed through the streets and near the shops witnessing preparations for Christmas dinners
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Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present have just returned from visiting Christmas celebrations around the world
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Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present have just been to see the celebrations at Fred's house

Q.2.

What immediately follows this passage?

Q.3.

What does the narrator suggest as the reason for the Spirit of Christmas Present choosing to visit the Cratchit household?

Q.4.

Which of the following best describes the atmosphere of this passage?

Q.5.

Which of the following phrases LEAST contributes to the atmosphere of this passage, as described above?

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"And now two smaller Cratchits, boy and girl, came tearing in, screaming that outside the baker's they had smelt the goose"
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"Master Peter Cratchit plunged a fork into the saucepan of potatoes"
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"Hurrah! There's such a goose Martha!"
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"Then up rose Mrs. Cratchit, Cratchit's wife, dressed out but poorly in a twice-turned gown"

Q.6.

How might Mrs Cratchit's appearance best be described?

Q.7.

How does Mrs Cratchit respond to Martha's late arrival?

Q.8.

Which of the following is personified in this passage?

Q.9.

What is the significance of Peter's shirt collar?

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It is significant because of the unfairness that Peter has nicer clothing than his brothers and sisters
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It is significant because it shows how careless Peter is when it gets into his mouth
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It demonstrates the family's pride in him and hopes for his future
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There is no significance in the collar

Q.10.

Why are the young Cratchits excited outside the bakers?

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They can smell their goose even though they are not at home where it is cooking
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They have just spotted Martha coming home
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They have just remembered that the goose was not yet stuffed
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They can smell goose cooking at the bakers and believe it is their own Christmas dinner