A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley Act II

What is mainly described in this passage from Act II, Scene 1, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley?

[PRESENT is wearing a simple green robe. The walls around the room are now covered in greenery, as well. The room seems to be a perfect grove now: leaves of holly, mistletoe and ivy reflect the stage lights. Suddenly, there is a mighty roar of flame in the fireplace and now the hearth burns with a lavish, warming fire.]

• the Ghost’s size

• the Ghost’s room

• the Ghost’s attitude

• the Ghost’s orchard

When he meets the Ghost of Christmas Present in Act II, Scene 1, what does Scrooge say that shows he has already changed?

• “Come in, come in! Come in and know me better!”

• “Have you had many brothers, Spirit?”

• “A tremendous family to provide for!”

• “If you have aught to teach me, let me profit by it.”

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What element of drama is shown in this excerpt from A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Act II, Scene 1?

[SCROOGE walks cautiously to PRESENT and touches his robe. When he does, lightning flashes, thunder claps, music plays. Blackout]

• dialogue

• plot

• stage directions

• setting

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What do you learn about Scrooge from this passage from Act II, Scene 3?

PRESENT. This is the home of your employee, Mr. Scrooge. Don’t you know it?

SCROOGE. Do you mean Cratchit, Spirit? Do you mean this is Cratchit’s home?

• He has a poor memory for places.

• He has forgotten his employee’s name.

• He has never visited the Cratchits’ home.

• He is trying to annoy the Ghost.

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In Act II, Scene 3, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, what is Scrooge’s first reaction on seeing Cratchit’s family?

• He thinks Cratchit has too many children.

• He is afraid that Tiny Tim will not live.

• He is touched that Cratchit toasts him

• He wants to think about what he sees.

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In Act II, Scene 3, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, what does Christmas Present say to indicate that Scrooge’s actions can affect the outcome of events?

• “I would say that he gets the pleasure of his family.”

• “I see a vacant seat . . . in the poor chimney corner, and a crutch without an owner.”

• “If these shadows remain unaltered by the future, the child will die.”

• “Save your breath, Mr. Scrooge. You can’t be seen or heard.”

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If you were to adjust your reading rate to suit your purpose, how would you read this passage from A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Act II, Scene 3?

MRS. CRATCHIT. And how did little Tim behave?

BOB. As good as gold, and even better. Somehow he gets thoughtful sitting by himself so much, and thinks the strangest things you ever heard. He told me, coming home, that he hoped people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk and blind men see. . . . He has the oddest ideas sometimes, but he seems all the while to be growing stronger and more hearty . . . one would never know.

• slowly, to look for clues to the message

• quickly, to create a feeling of conversation

• quickly, to pass over unimportant information

• slowly, to look for information not in the dialogue

In Act II, Scene 4, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, what are the two women and the man selling to Old Joe?

• items they stole from Scrooge’s rooms after he died

• items Scrooge gave them before he died

• items Cratchit gave them after Scrooge died

• items Scrooge kept to remind himself of his first love

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In Act II, Scene 4, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, what does the Ghost of Christmas Future do that gives Scrooge hope?

• He never speaks a word to Scrooge.

• He points to Scrooge’s tombstone.

• He pulls away from Scrooge.

• He drops his garments and disappears.

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If you were adjusting your reading rate to suit your purpose, how would you read this passage from Act II, Scene 5?

SCROOGE. . . . I am light as a feather, I am happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy. [Yells out window and then out to audience] Merry Christmas to everybody! Merry Christmas to everybody! A Happy New Year to all the world! Hallo there! Whoop! Whoop! Hallo! Hallo! quickly, to create the feeling of conversation.

• slowly and carefully

• quickly, to create the feeling of conversation

• quickly, skipping the stage directions

• slowly, to look for clues to the message