A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley - Act 1

For most of the drama, Marley acts as

• the narrator

• a character

• the audience

• the director

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What is the setting of the play?

• Pennsylvania, USA - 2001

• Paris, France - 1945

• London, England - 1843

• Beijing, China - 1652

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How does Marley describe Scrooge at the beginning of the play?

• Scrooge likes cold, dark winter days.

• Scrooge often gives money to the poor.

• Scrooge is a solitary, miserly man.

• Scrooge was a good friend to Marley.

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What reasons does Scrooge give as to why he objects to people enjoying Christmas?

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

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

• He believes that Christmas is for children and that adults should not celebrate it.

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

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How do you know that Scrooge feels uneasy when he goes home from work in scene 3? Choose all that apply.

• He trims his candle as he walks

• He checks each room

• He looks under the sofa and table

• He eats only a bowl of gruel for his dinner.

• He thinks he sees Marley's face in the pictures

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Past takes Scrooge to see himself as a child in school. What one word would you use to describe Scrooge's young self?

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How would you describe Bob Cratchit's character?

• He fears Scrooge and plans to find a new job.

• He cares for the elderly Scrooge so he will inherit Scrooge's firm.

• He understands Scrooge and feels sorry for him.

• He defends Scrooge's behavior, hoping that Scrooge will pay him more.

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When Marley explains his punishment in death ("I wear the chain I forged in life. I made it link by link, and yard by yard..."), what explains Marley's meaning as it relates to Scrooge?

• He means that Scrooge's obsession with profit has ruined his character.

• He means that Scrooge always carries his money around on his person.

• He means that Scrooge deserves to be in prison for illegal business practices.

• He means that Scrooge's oppression of people who owe him money is an unfair burden.

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What summarizes what the audience learns about Scrooge after his four visions with the Ghost of Christmas Past?

• Even as a child, Scrooge had an obsession with money.

• From an early age, Scrooge isolated himself from others.

• Scrooge had a close relationship with his family.

• Scrooge was not a grumpy miser his entire life.

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In the beginning of Act 1, a portly man and a thin man visit Scrooge to ask for donations. What is the impression that Scrooge makes on them? Choose all that apply.

• hardhearted

• professional

• cruel

• sorrowful

• solemn

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