A Christmas Carol Checkpoint 4

Which of the following happens first?

• Scrooge joins in a game at his nephew’s home.

• A boy and a girl emerge from under the Spirit’s robe.

• The Ghost takes Scrooge to a place where miners live.

• Scrooge travels far out to sea with the Ghost.

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How does the change of setting to Fred’s home affect the mood?

• It creates more tension because Scrooge does not

  like his nephew.

• It lightens the mood because the people there are happy

  and festive.

• The mood becomes ridiculous because the young people are

  acting silly.

• The mood stays the same because it is Christmas in

  both settings.

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How does Fred feel about his Uncle Scrooge?

• He hates him.

• He feels sorry for him.

• He is jealous of his uncle’s wealth.

• He is offended that his uncle never visits.

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How does Scrooge change after viewing Fred’s party?

• He decides to never go to another party.

• He becomes more melancholy.

• He starts to distrust the Ghost.

• He becomes light of heart.

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What important lesson is the author presenting in this part

of the story?

• Miners have the best possible job.

• Christmas is about fellowship and joy.

• Ghosts are necessary to society.

• Saving money is more important than everything

  else.

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Why does the Ghost of Christmas Present age so quickly?

• The present is scared of the future and trying to

  get away.

• Good feelings aren’t strong and must quickly fade.

• Christmas is a holiday about getting older.

• The present is fleeting and quickly gone.

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Based on this part VII of the story,

readers could conclude that

.

• Scrooge is becoming more compassionate

• the Ghost of Christmas Present will reappear

• people who are out at sea will visit Scrooge

• the boy and girl are major characters in the story

How is Scrooge’s reaction to the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come different from his response to the earlier ghosts?

• Scrooge fights the Ghost and refuses to follow it.

• Scrooge finds the Ghost sillier than the earlier phantoms.

• Scrooge follows the Ghost wherever it leads him.

• Scrooge fears the Ghost more than any of the previous

  specters.

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How does the revelation of the body on the bed build upon

earlier scenes in the story?

• The earlier scenes show that Scrooge is afraid of

  this person on the bed, making the final scene

  more powerful.

• The earlier scenes create alight and merry Christmas, making the revelation more surprising by contrast.

• The earlier scenes all discuss the death of an unknown

  person, implying that this body is the person in question.

• The earlier scenes focus attention on other matters,

  making the revelation shocking to the reader

  and Scrooge.

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Why does the charwoman go to the beetling shop?

• to buy things from the dead man

• to sell things from the dead man

• to visit her rich business associates

• to see the Ghost of the Future