A Christmas Carol Act 1

What does Scrooge tell his employee Bob to do if Scrooge gives him Christmas Day off ?

• Bring in more coal to heat up the office

• Take good care of his family during Christmas Day

• Come in early to work the next day after Christmas Day

• Find someone to replace him for the day off

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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What is the goal of Marley's Ghost's visit to Scrooge?

• To warn Scrooge

• To cheer Scrooge up

• To find some food and lodging

• To get his chains off

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CCSS.RL.7.1

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What reason does Scrooge give for not believing Marley?

• He isn't a religious man

• It is the result of stomach problems

• His house has never been haunted before

• He believes he is a spirit himself

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Why was Marley not permitted (allowed) to rest?

• He was greedy in life and must walk among his fellow-men now

• He is chained up and can't get free

• He can't find his way to his resting place

• He agreed to do this for eternity

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In this sentence, which would be considered the stage direction?

SCROOGE: {Panicked} Fly, but I am a mortal and cannot fly!

• SCROOGE

• {Panicked}

• Fly, but I am a mortal and cannot fly

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

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Choose all the negative actions Scrooge does in Act 1 of A Christmas Carol.

• Scrooge’s mistreatment of Bob Cratchit

• Scrooge’s mistreatment of his nephew Fred

• Scrooge’s rudeness and impoliteness towards the two portly man and the thin man

• Scrooge's happiness upon seeing his old boss Fezziwig

• Scrooge's love for his beloved

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Scrooge value in life?

• Making friends

• Visiting his relatives

• Making money

• Helping the poor

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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How does Scrooge's love for money affect his personality?

• He becomes alone

• He becomes covetous

• He becomes hardhearted

• He becomes morose

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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According to the dialogue between the younger Scrooge and the woman in Act I, Scene 5, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, why is the woman ending their engagement?

• He is too interested in money.

• She thinks they are too young to marry.

• She believes he loves another woman.

• He calls her a mindless loon.

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In Act I, Scene 2, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, why does Scrooge object to people enjoying Christmas?

• He is sad at Christmas because Marley died on Christmas Eve.

• He actually likes Christmas and only pretends to dislike it.

• He believes poor people should be unhappy even at Christmas.

• He cares only for making money, and Christmas is an interruption.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

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