A Christmas Carol: Act 1, Scenes 3-4

A Christmas Carol:

Act 1, Scenes 3-4

Multiple Choice

What does Bah Humbug mean?

• nonsense

• a song to hum

• a type of bug

• a humming bug

Multiple Select

 

When Scrooge goes home from work, which actions show that he is uneasy?

Choose 3

• He checks each of the rooms.

• He trims his candle as he walks.

• He looks under the sofa and table.

• He eats a bowl of gruel for his dinner.

• He thinks he sees Marley's face in the pictures.

Multiple Select

Why does Marley visit Scrooge in his rooms in Act I, Scene 3?

Choose 2

• to ask him what has been happening at Scrooge and Marley's

• to see Scrooge again and have a chat about old times

• to inform Scrooge that the Three Spirits will haunt him

• to beg Scrooge to help save Marley from his doom

• to rescue Scrooge from sharing Marley's own fate

Multiple Choice

The door knocker scares Scrooge half to death when Marley's face appear in it. Scrooge is seriously rattled inside and filled with great fear for the rest of the night. What type of conflict does this represent?

• character vs. technology

• character vs. nature

• character vs. society

• character vs. the supernatural

Multiple Choice

What are Marley's chains made out of?

• The chains are like a glittery belt.

• The chains are made out of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses.

• The chains are black and brown. There are belts belts around his arms, legs, and waist to keep him tied down.

• He does not have chains.

Multiple Choice

What do all of the items on Marley's chain have in common?

• They all have to do with money.

• They all are red in color.

• They all are very small items.

• They have nothing in common.

Poll

Marley’s ghost tells Scrooge, “I am here to-night to warn you, that you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate.” Do you believe it is possible for a person to change their identity?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

What happened to the time in the book?

• time moved backward

• time moved forward

• time stopped moving

Multiple Choice

How does the first spirit's appearance seem to contradict itself?

• it is pretty and ugly

• it looks like a boy and a girl

• it looks like Scrooge and Marley

• it looks young and old

Multiple Choice

Which is the best one sentence summary of Act 1, Scene 3?

• Scrooge is visited by his former partner's ghost. He tells Scrooge about ghosts coming to visit.

• Jacob Marley's ghost haunts Scrooge in his home.

• Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of his business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him three ghosts will visit him.

• Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of his business partner who tells him about being a ghost.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the best paraphrasing of the following paragraph?

"Not to sound ungrateful, sir, and really, please do understand that I am plenty obliged for your concern, but really, kind spirit, it would have done all the better for my welfare to have been left alone altogether, to have slept peacefully through this night."

• Not to sound rude, sir, and really, please do understand that I am plenty appreciative for your concern, but really, nice spirit, it would have done all the better for my welfare to have bee left by myself altogether, to have slept quietly through the night.

• Not to come across as ungrateful, sir, and please know that I am grateful for your concern, but honestly, dear spirit, it would have been far better for my well-being if I had been left alone entirely, and slept quietly through the night.

• I am appreciative of your concern, good spirit, but it would have been better for me to sleep peacefully without disturbance.

• You are a nice spirit and I am plenty obliged for your concern, but it would have been better for my welfare if you had left me alone so I can sleep peacefully.