What is the immediate context for this passage?

Scrooge has just welcomed the visit of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come have just been to the rag and bone man's shop

Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come have just visited the bereaved Cratchits

Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come have just visited Scrooge's old school

What immediately follows this passage?

Scrooge accepts Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner

Scrooge promises the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come that he will change

Scrooge overhears businessmen dismissing his death

Scrooge sends a turkey to the Cratchits

Which one of the following does NOT exemplify the Spirit's "inexorable" nature?

"The Spirit was as immovable as ever"

"The Phantom was exactly as it had been"

"The Spirit stood among the graves"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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GCSE English Literature A Christmas Carol - Extract 2 Quiz

To get some practice for the GCSE exam, this English Literature quiz will test you on a passage taken from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It is aimed at s…

Written by Rebecca HughesReviewed by Dr. Emma ClarkeUpdated 17 Mar 2026

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To get some practice for the GCSE exam, this English Literature quiz will test you on a passage taken from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It is aimed at students in year 10 and year 11 and gives expert advice on how to improve your chance of passing the exam. Give yourself some useful revision!

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