Act 1- A Christmas Carol

Who is Marley?

• Scrooge's nephew

• Scrooge's partner

• Scrooge's brother

• Scrooge's assistant

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

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CCSS.RL.6.9

What do you learn about Scrooge's character from Marley in the first scene of Act 1?

• He was a good friend to Marley.

• He is a solitary and miserable man.

• He often gives money to beggars.

• Scrooge likes the dark winter days.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Why does Scrooge object to people enjoying Christmas?

• He finds Christmas sad because Marley died on Christmas Eve.

• He only pretends to dislike Christmas by saying, "Humbug".

• He cares only for making money, and Christmas interrupts business.

• He believes poor people should always be unhappy.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which statement by Nephew best describes his own feelings about Christmas?

• "Come! Dine with us tomorrow."

• "Christmas a 'humbug' Uncle? I'm sure you don't mean that."

• "Christmas 'has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket..."

• "Christmas is when men and women seem to open their shut-up hearts freely..."

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When Scrooge goes to his rooms for the night, what action DOES NOT show he is uneasy?

• He checks the back of the door knocker to see if Marley's pigtail is there.

• He fixes his evening gruel and eats it by the small fire.

• He checks each room and looks under the sofa and table.

• He walks in a circle to check the pictures on the wall.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does Scrooge value in life?

• family and friendship

• the environment

• helping the poor

• money

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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

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

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

• He got the chain to scare Scrooge.

Who is Scrooge's employee?

• Fessiwig

• Marley

• Fred

• Cratchit

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who was Scrooge's former business partner?

• Fezziwig

• Fred

• Marley

• Cratchit

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which of the following elements is NOT directly influenced by the setting of Victorian London?

• mood

• characters

• dialogue

• theme

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3