A Christmas Carol

The author of "The Christmas Carol" is...

• Marley Jacobs

• Scrooge

• Charles Dickens

• Ms. Moore

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What era was A Christmas Carol written in?

• Georgian

• Victorian

• Renaissance

• Elizabethan

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What is the setting for this story?

• London - Christmas time

• London - in a workhouse

• New York - Christmas time

• New York - in a workhouse

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Why did Dickens write A Christmas Carol? (2 Answers)

• To show how awful Christmas time is.

• To cheer up families at Christmas time.

• To draw the reader's attention to the unfortunate lives of England's poor.

• To put everyone in a bad mood and make them hate their life.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

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At the beginning of the story, how does Scrooge respond to "Merry Christmas"

• Boo! Fool!

• Bah! Hamburger!

• Bah! Humbug!

• "Get that outta here!"

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Scrooge, when approached by the two men seeking charity for the poor, acted...

• lonely
• greedy
• kind
• loud

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Why did Scrooge not want to help the destitute?

• He thinks that churches and charities should help instead of individual people

• He thinks they should be in workhouses and prisons

• He thinks his nephew should donate instead

• They have stolen from him before and is still upset about it

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"Scrooge, having his key in the lock of the door, saw in the knocker ... not a knocker, but _____."

• a ghost

• his business partner

• Marley's grave

• Marley's face

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Who was Marley?

• Scrooge's older brother

• Scrooge's business partner

• Scrooge's boss

• Scrooge's father

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How did Marley get the chain that he wears?

• It was given to him by the Ghost of Christmas Past.
• It wrapped itself around him when he first screamed.
• He created it to present to Scrooge as a gift.
• He made it with his own greed during his lifetime.