A Christmas Carol

Cratchit is "clutching his thin coat and hat." What can readers infer from the fact that Cratchit's coat is thin?

• He is excited to go home.

• He doesn't have much money.

• His son is in poor health.

• His wife dislikes Scrooge.

The ghost of Jacob Marley introduces all of the following EXCEPT ______.

• the setting

• The main character

• the conflict

• background information about the time period

Which details support the idea that Scrooge values money above all else?

• He sends a turkey to the Cratchits' house.

• He doesn't want to pay Cratchit on Christmas.

• He admired his former boss, Mr. Fezziwig.

• He allows Cratchit to put coal on the fire.

Which concept is NOT explored in the play?

• money

• family

• happiness

• nature

Based on the information in the imagined interview and the play, Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol to draw attention to _________.

• Christmas traditions

• 19th Century England

• the unfair treatment of the poor

• the differences between England and America

Janna's _____________ is to secure a spot in one of the country's top ballet programs.

• reform

• ambition

• ogre

• morose

In the early 20th century, labor laws were ___________; it became illegal for children to work.

• reformed

• galvanized

• giddy

• dismal

In Carla's favorite move Shrek, an _____________ learns the true meaning of self-worth.

• heed

• morose

• ogre

• dismal

Trey's passionate speech about the environmental damage caused by plastic bottles _____________ his classmates to switch to reusable water bottles instead.

• galvanized

• heeded

• miserly

• dismal

Which item is shabby?

• a brand-new shirt that you plan to wear to the school dance

• your favorite sneakers, which are dirty and have holes in the bottoms