Tim Burton’s THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE

CHRISTMAS
SINOPSE:
Jack Skellington, from Halloween Town, is bored with doing the same thing every year for
Halloween. One day he stumbles into Christmas Town, and is so taken with the idea of Christmas
that he tries to get the resident bats, ghouls, and goblins of Halloween town to help him put on
Christmas instead of Halloween -- but alas, they can't get it quite right.

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1. Jack Skellington is…

a) the Christmas king;
b) the Turkey king;
c) the Pumpkin king.

2. At the beginning of the film, he is unhappy because…

a) he didn’t scare anyone on Hallowe’en night.
b) he always does the same tricks every year.
c) he doesn’t have any friends.

3. When Jack goes into the woods and finds the door to Christmas town, he also sees
other doors with pictures on them. Can you remember what pictures were on each door?
Match them with the holidays they represent.
a) Thanksgiving Day: __________________________________________________
b) St. Valentine’s Day: _________________________________________________
c) St. Patrick’s Day: ___________________________________________________
d) Easter: ___________________________________________________________
e) Hallowe’en: ________________________________________________________
f) Christmas: _________________________________________________________

4. Jack loves Christmas Town because... 7. At the end…

a) there are a lot of pumpkins there. a) Santa Claus saves Christmas.
b) everybody is happy. b) Santa Claus turns into a pumpkin.
c) someone gave him a Christmas present. c) Santa Claus goes to the Bahamas on holidays.

5. What was the Christmas song Jack’s friends tried to play? 8. Jack and Sally become…
a) “Jingle Bells”; a) enemies;
b) “Silent Night”; b) friends;
c) “We wish you a Merry Christmas”. c) sweethearts.

6. What kind of presents did Jack’s friends prepare for the 9. Now find out the meaning of the following words:
children in Christmas Town?
a) teddy bears and toy cars; Santa Claus______________; claws ________________;
b) candies and sweets; Bogeyman ______________; coffin _________________;
c) broken toys, spiders, bats and frightening monsters. skeleton ________________; clover ________________.

Happy Halloween!