"Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that." What effect does the use of the word "doubt" have here?
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It reassures the reader, who before this sentence naturally assumes that Marley is alive
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It immediately introduces an element of doubt
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It informs the reader that the book will not be about Marley, because he is already dead
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It informs the reader that the story to follow will be realistic
Q.2.
"The curtains of his bed were drawn aside; and Scrooge, starting up into a half-recumbent attitude, found himself face to face with the unearthly visitor who drew them: as close to it as I am now to you, and I am standing in the spirit at your elbow." What effect is created by the use of the first person pronoun?
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It compares the reader to the "unearthly visitor"
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All nineteenth-century authors used first-person narration
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It brings the author closer to Scrooge
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The reader is being "haunted" by the author
Q.3.
"The customers were all so hurried and so eager in the hopeful promise of the day, that they tumbled up against each other at the door, clashing their wicker baskets wildly, and left their purchases upon the counter, and came running back to fetch them, and committed hundreds of the like mistakes in the best humor possible." Which language choices create an impression of jolly chaos?
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Eager, hopeful, promise, purchases, humor, possible
When the Ghost of Christmas Present orders Scrooge to look upon him, Scrooge is described as doing so "reverently". What does the use of this word tell the reader?
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Scrooge has always worshiped Christmas
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Scrooge has already begun to change after experiencing the first ghostly visitor
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The word reminds us that Scrooge is a deeply respectful person
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Scrooge's negative ideas about Christmas have only intensified
Q.5.
"External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, nor wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty." What is the simile implied here? Choose the best answer.
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Scrooge is like a thermometer
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Scrooge is like a weathervane
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Scrooge is like the temperature
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Scrooge is like bad weather
Q.6.
"The kind hand trembled." Why is the word "kind" surprising in this description of Scrooge's last sight of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
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The hand is all Scrooge can see of this Spirit and its actions have until the last moment been foreboding
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None of the Spirits have been kind
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The hand is all Scrooge can see of this Spirit and all of its gestures have been friendly and kind
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The Spirit offers no hope to Scrooge
Q.7.
What is the term used by the Ghost of Christmas Past for the visions which he shows to Scrooge?
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Facts
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Dreams
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Shadows
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Echoes
Q.8.
"'I hope he didn't die of anything catching? Eh?' said old Joe, stopping in his work, and looking up. 'Don't you be afraid of that,' returned the woman. 'I ain't so fond of his company that I'd loiter about him for such things, if he did.'" To what does "things" refer here?
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Ghosts
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The curtains from Scrooge's bed
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Contagious diseases
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None of the above
Q.9.
"It was succeeded by a breathless pause, as Mrs. Cratchit, looking slowly all along the carving-knife, prepared to plunge it in the breast; but when she did, and when the long expected gush of stuffing issued forth, one murmur of delight arose all round the board." In this sentence, "plunge", "gush" and "murmur" are examples of which type of imagery?
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Alliteration
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Simile
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Metaphor
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Onomatopoeia
Q.10.
"The walls and ceiling were so hung with living green, that it looked a perfect grove, from every part of which bright gleaming berries glistened. The crisp leaves of holly, mistletoe and ivy reflected back the light, as if so many little mirrors had been scattered there." Which language choices create the impression of brightness in Scrooge's formerly dim room?