MCQ Question and Answer
- What did the author find at the junk shop?a) A black tin box
b) An envelope
c) A roll top desk
d) None of the above Answer: c) A roll top desk - What was the condition of the roll top desk?a) Perfect
b) Seemed new
c) Bad
d) Okayish Answer: c) Bad - When did the author start working on the desk?a) Christmas morning
b) Christmas Eve
c) Christmas night
d) After Christmas Answer: b) Christmas Eve - What did the shallow space underneath the last drawer reveal?a) An envelope
b) Nothing
c) A secret drawer
d) Wood Answer: a) An envelope - What was written on the lined note paper?a) Jim’s last letter
b) Connie’s last letter
c) To be buried with me when the time comes
d) Both A and C Answer: d) Both A and C - What was inside the tin box?a) A letter
b) An envelope
c) A pen
d) All of the above Answer: a) A letter - What was the date on the letter?a) December 24, 1914
b) December 25, 1914
c) December 26, 1914
d) December 27, 1914 Answer: c) December 26, 1914 - Who began “it” (the Christmas truce)?a) Fritz
b) Tommies
c) Both of them
d) None of the above Answer: a) Fritz - What did the Germans offer to share with the Tommies?a) Schnapps
b) Sausages
c) Rum
d) Both A and B Answer: d) Both A and B - Where did the two armies meet?a) German
b) Britain
c) Nowhere
d) No man’s land Answer: d) No man’s land - What is that “every soldier wants”?a) For the fighting to end
b) To go home
c) To be able to see their family again
d) All of the above Answer: d) All of the above - What did the author think was something “he had to do”?a) Return the letter to Jim
b) Return the letter to Connie
c) Throw away the letter
d) None of the Above Answer: b) Return the letter to Connie - Who were “Tommies”?a) German soldiers
b) British soldiers
c) Both of them
d) None of the above Answer: b) British soldiers - Who was “Fritz”?a) German soldiers
b) British soldiers
c) Both of them
d) None of the above Answer: a) German soldiers - What did Jim Macpherson do apart from being a soldier?a) A teacher
b) Played cello
c) Salesman
d) All of the above Answer: a) A teacher - Who did Connie confuse the author with?a) Jim
b) Neighbor
c) Brother
d) Son Answer: a) Jim - Who was the author of “The Best Christmas Present in the World”?a) Ruskin Bond
b) Paulo Coelho
c) Michael Morpurgo
d) All of the Above Answer: c) Michael Morpurgo - What was the Christmas morning Jim talked about like?a) Sad and gloomy
b) Quiet and frosty
c) Loud and hot
d) None of the above Answer: b) Quiet and frosty - What happened to Connie’s house?a) It collapsed
b) Caught fire
c) Both A and B
d) None of the Above Answer: c) Both A and B - What was “The Best Christmas Present in the World”?a) Jim
b) Author
c) Letter
d) Marzipan Answer: c) Letter
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