Q.1
Which one of the following does NOT exemplify the Spirit's "inexorable" nature?
  • "The Spirit was as immovable as ever"
  • "The finger was still there"
  • "The Phantom was exactly as it had been"
  • "The Spirit stood among the graves"
Q.2
Why does the Spirit point towards the churchyard when Scrooge wishes to see his place of occupation?
  • Scrooge said he wished to see himself in the future
  • The Spirit does not wish to oblige Scrooge
  • The Spirit has something else it wishes to show Scrooge first
  • The Spirit can only point its hand in one direction
Q.3
Which of the following does NOT describe the mood of this passage?
  • Despairing
  • Tense
  • Foreboding
  • Suspenseful
Q.4
Why is EBENEZER SCROOGE in capital letters?
  • The capital letters contrast with Scrooge's lack of surprise
  • Capital letters make it seem as if the Spirit is shouting
  • Capital letters draw attention to the name and make it stand out on the page
  • Capital letters replicate the appearance of an inscription on a tomb
Q.5
The churchyard is described as being "fat with repleted appetite". What effect does this phrase have?
  • It personifies the churchyard as a gluttonous being
  • It gives the impression that the churchyard has outgrown its boundaries
  • It implies that the churchyard feeds off the dead
  • All of the above
Q.6
At what point does Scrooge begin to realise that he is the man whose death is un-mourned?
  • When he pauses to look around the churchyard
  • When he begins to dread the Spirit's "new meaning"
  • When he asks if the future is decided
  • When he reads the name inscribed on the gravestone
Q.7
The Spirit "pointed down to One". Why is "One" capitalised?
  • The capitalised word changes the focus from death in general to Scrooge's death in particular
  • The capitalised word reminds Scrooge that he has very little time left
  • Scrooge's grave is the most ostentatious and important one in the churchyard
  • It was much more common to capitalise nouns in the nineteenth century
Q.8
What is the significance of the final line in this passage?
  • The Spirit will always be inexorable
  • This is Scrooge's last sight of the Spirit before it vanishes
  • The future will not change unless Scrooge repents
  • All of the above
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