A Christmas Carol Act I

1. When does Act 1 take place?

• Christmas Eve

• Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

• Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the morning of the day after Christmas

• Christmas Eve and the morning of the day after Christmas

2. Who is Marley?

• Scrooge's nephew

• Scrooge's brother

• Scrooge's partner

• Scrooge's assistant

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Cratchit says, “He’s getting on in years, and he’s alone.” What do you learn about Cratchit?

• He fears Scrooge and plans to find a new job

• He is poor and hopes Scrooge will pay him more

• He understands Scrooge and feels sorry for him

What does Scrooge value in life?

• family and friendship

• helping the poor

• the environment

• money

How did Marley get the chain he wears as a ghost?

• He was given the chain by the ghost of Christmas past.

• He created the chain by adding links each time he screamed.

• He made the chain with his greedy choices in life.

• He got the chain to scare Scrooge.

What do you learn about Scrooge as a boy during the visit from the Ghost of Christmas Past?

• He was alone and lonely as a child.

• He was a favorite of the schoolmaster

• He cared only about money even then.

• He was apprenticed as a young boy.

How did Scrooge feel about his old boss Fezziwig?

• He disliked him

• He admired and respected him

• He thought he was unfair and cruel

• He missed him terribly.

Why did the woman leave Scrooge?

• He was obsessed with money

• She feels they are too young to get married

• He was in love with someone else

• He calls her a fool and a mindless loon

What does "morose" mean?

• asked or begged earnestly

• very heavy; bulky

• kindliness

• gloomy; ill-tempered

_{In Act I of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Scrooge’s nephew stops by to wish Scrooge a merry Christmas and to invite him to dinner. What does their dialogue in this scene reveal about them?}

• They have different ideas about the meaning of the word humbug.
• They have different ideas about the importance of Christmas.
• They have different ideas about the value of youth and age.
• They have different ideas about how to run a business.

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