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Charles Dickens Background

Authored by Staci Sanford

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Why was Charles father in debtors' prison?

He didn't pay people the money owed.

He stole food from the store.

He was never in debtors prison.

He wanted to go on vacation.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

What was the name of his first story published?

The Christmas Carol

A Dinner at Poplar Walk

The Man Who Invented Christmas

It's a Tough Life

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

How did Charles meet his wife?

While he was in college.

While he was working as a waiter.

While he was painting by a lake.

While he was working as a political journalist.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Who wrote a "less than flattering review" about Charles' work?

Emily Dickensen

Oliver Twist

Barnaby Rudge

Edgar Allan Poe

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Who inspired Charles writings?

His family

The rich

The poor

No one

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Who was the inspiration for Scrooge in The Christmas Carol?

Christopher Plummer

David Copperfield

Emily Dickens

John Dickens

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

What year was the Christmas Carol published?

1810

1780

1843

1954

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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