A Christmas Carol: Act 1, Scenes 1-2

A Christmas Carol:

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Act 1, Scenes 1-2

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Multiple Choice

 

Which statement best summarizes Act 1, Scene 1?

• A ghost named Marley introduces the protagonist, Ebenezer Scrooge, a kind old man.

• A ghost named Marley haunts Ebenezer Scrooge, an old man.

• A ghost named Marley introduces himself and introduces the audience to Ebenezer Scrooge, his brother.

• A ghost named Marley introduces the protagonist, Ebenezer Scrooge, a selfish old man.

Multiple Select

Where is Scrooge at the beginning of this scene?

• at home alone

• with his nephew

• with Bob Cratchit's family

• in his counting-house

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most likely the author's purpose for Marley pointing out that Scrooge has not removed Marley's name from the window?

• to show that Scrooge did not want to spend the money

• to show that Scrooge had not noticed the name on the window

• to show that Scrooge wanted to honor his dead friend

• to show that Scrooge was lazy

Multiple Choice

How do Scrooge's first words in the scene BEST characterize him?

• generous

• a good businessman

• greedy

• wise

Multiple Choice

Who does the reader discover is dead at the beginning of the scene?

• Ebenezer Scrooge

• The Ghost of Christmas Present

• Robert "Bob" Cratchit

• Jacob Marley

​Figurative Language

​Personification: The author gives human characteristics to non-human things. "The house waited patiently for the new owner's to arrive."

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​Simile: The author makes a direct comparison using the words like or as.

​"She is as fierce as a tiger."

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​Metaphor: The author calls one thing something different to make a comparison. "When she has a goal, she is a tiger focused on its prey."

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​Hyperbole: The author uses an over-exaggeration for emphasis. "He was so hungry he could eat a horse."

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from this scene:

Marley: "...I am dead as a doornail."

What type of figurative language is used?

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

Multiple Choice

The author uses the figurative language in the previous question to:

• compare two things

• convey how something sounds using words

• exaggerate something for effect

• give living qualities to non living things

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from this scene:

"Ebenezer Scrooge . . . solitary as an oyster."

What type of figurative language is used?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyberbole

Multiple Choice

The author uses the figurative language in the previous question to:

• illustrate Scrooge's isolation

• illustrate Scrooge's social skills

• illustrate Scrooge's generosity

• illustrate Scrooge's love of seafood

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from this scene:

"...and quite dark outside already; it has not been light all day this day."

To what sense does this description appeal?

• touch

• smell

• hearing

• sight

Stage Direction:

​Playwright's directions or notes in a script.

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​Stage directions often include notes about how characters should speak.

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​Sometimes, they include information about the setting, sound effects, and costumes.

Multiple Choice

In this sentence, which would be considered the stage direction?

SCROOGE: {Panicked} Fly, but I am a mortal and cannot fly!

• SCROOGE

• {Panicked}

• Fly, but I am a mortal and cannot fly

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

How does Scrooge's love for money affect his personality?

• He becomes alone

• He becomes hardhearted

• He becomes covetous

• He becomes morose

Multiple Choice

In Act I, Scene 2, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, why does Scrooge object to people enjoying Christmas?

• He is sad at Christmas because Marley died on Christmas Eve.

• He believes poor people should be unhappy even at Christmas.

• He actually likes Christmas and only pretends to dislike it.

• He cares only for making money, and Christmas is an interruption.

Poll

When it comes to Christmas, who are you more like?

• Scrooge

• Fred