A Christmas Carol | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Chapter 1

1. What is the state of Jacob Marley at the beginning of the book?

2. What is Scrooge's relationship to Jacob Marley?

3. Which word best describes Scrooge?

4. What holiday is being celebrated when the story opens?

5. Who stops by to invite Scrooge to a meal?

6. What meal is Scrooge invited to in Chapter 1?

7. What is Scrooge's first name?

8. How does Scrooge feel about the way that people see him?

9. How does Scrooge respond to the invitation for a meal in Chapter 1?

10. How many men come by to collect money from the neighborhood on Christmas Eve?

11. What are the men who are collecting...
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