A Christmas Carol Study Guide Questions

Who wrote the novel and in what year?

• Ebeneezer Scrooge in 1943

• Herman Melville in 1854

• Charles Dickens in 1843

• Mark Twain in 1841

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How many days did Bob Cratchit get off a year?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• zero

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who is the main character in the novel?

• Jacob Marley

• The Ghost of Christmas Past

• Ebenezer Scrooge

• The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the setting of the Novel?

• London, England 1940's

• England, America 1930's

• Manchester, England 1940's

• New York, United States 1920's

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who is Tiny Tim?

• Scrooges son

• Scrooges nephew

• Bob Cratchet's brother

• Bob Cratchet's son

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What was the purpose of this Novel?

• To inform people about how rich Scrooge was

• To convince people to despise Scrooge

• To describe the interesting life of Scrooge

• To inform people about disadvantage people, and to convince them to change their attitude towards others.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

True or False: Did Charles Dickens write this story in only a few weeks?

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What was the main problem of this story?

• Scrooge had to much money

• Tiny Tim was dying

• Scrooge needed to change his way of life

• Marley died

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Is Scrooge a dynamic or static character?

• dynamic

• static

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why doesn't Scrooge want to look at the Ghost of Christmas Past?

• He isn't very pretty

• His hat is a blinding neon

• He is to tall

• There is a blinding light above his head

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3