Christmas Carol Chapter 1

Who had been Scrooge's business partner?

• Jacob Marley

• Bob Cratchet

• His nephew

• George

Who comes to visit Scrooge in his office?

• His wife

• His friends

• His nephew

• No one

How does Scrooge react to the invitation to come to dinner?

• He accepts it happily

• He says "Bah Humbug!" but decides to go anyway.

• He keeps saying, "Good afternoon" and refuses to go.

• He thanks him for the invitation, but says he is busy that day.

Why won't Scrooge's clerk go get more coal for the fire?

• He is a very lazy man.

• He is afraid he will lose his job because Scrooge is so stingy.

• Scrooge does it for him.

• Unlike Scrooge, he never gets cold.

Does Scrooge let the clerk have Christmas off?

• No, he fires him for even asking.

• No, he gets angry and says he'll have to come in early.

• Yes, but he is going to make him come in extra early the day after.

• Yes, and he gives him a turkey too!

What do the two men who come later want from Scrooge?

• They want him to donate money to the poor.

• They want him to buy a Christmas tree.

• They want him to be in the choir.

• They want him to give them money so they could travel to be with their families over Christmas.

When Marley first appeared to Scrooge, what was Scrooge's reaction.

• He was so happy to see his friend again.

• He told him to get out of his house.

• He starsted to catch him up on everything he'd missed in the seven years he'd been dead.

• He didn't believe he was real and said it was probably just indigestion that was making scrooge see him there.

What was Marley's life like as a Spirit?

• He got to play a harp and was enjoying himself.

• He had to do hard work in the mines, all day long.

• He went around in chains, miserable.

• He did the same thing he'd done during life--worked at Scrooge's office. Scrooge just didn't see him.

Why did Marley come to visit Scrooge?

• To scare him.

• To wish him a Merry Christmas

• To tell him he was going to die soon too.

• To try to help him so he didn't have to have the same fate when he died.

Who did Marley say would also be coming to visit Scrooge?

• His sister who had died.

• His old boss

• Three Spirits

• He (Marley) would be coming again.