Christmas Carol

We notice that the sign on Scrooge's business still reads "Scrooge and Marley," even though Marley had been dead for seven years. It seems Scrooge has not changed the sign because he _____.

• He was too cheap to change the sign

• He knows Marley's wife wanted to sign to stay the same

• He feel's Marley is watching him and wants to keep him happy

• He misses Marley

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

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At the beginning of the story, how does Scrooge feel about the poor?

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When Bob Cratchit asks to have Christmas Day off work, Scrooge refuses to give him the holiday off work?

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Scrooge was Marley's only friend, he was Marley's only mourner and only beneficiary of his estate.

• True

• False

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At the beginning of the story, when the "portly gentlemen" tell Scrooge that many people would rather die than go to the Workhouse, Scrooge says, _____.

• "I wish to be left alone."

• "Humbug!"

• "If they would rather die, let them do that. Decrease the surplus population."

• "I thought from what you said earlier that something had stopped them in their useful purpose."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Marley's ghost has ledgers and cashboxes attached to him with chains. The items represent the _____.

• various charities to which Marley could have contributed when he was alive

• churches in England

• business Marley and Scrooge had together

• position that London holds as a major business hub in England

How would you describe the emotional state of Marley's ghost?

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At the beginning of the story, the "portly gentlemen" come to Scrooge to _____

• collect money that he owes them

• bring him money that someone owes to him

• ask if he would like to make a donation to their charity

• notify him of a court decision in a legal case of which Scrooge is part

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

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Marley's ghost tells Scrooge he has come to warn him that _____. *

• "you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate"

• "there is no hope for you in this world"

• "three spirits will will a haunt you for the rest of your mortal life"

• "the Ghost of Christmas Future will frighten you, chill you to your bones"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

 At the beginning of the story, a strange incident which occurs as Scrooge arrives at his house is the appearance of _____.

• Marley's face on his door knocker

• A woman begging for money

• the ghost of a man Scrooge unintentionally killed

• two men who ask Scrooge for a donation to their charity

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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