Movie/Text

What are some personality traits of the Grinch and Scrooge?

• Grumpy, selfish, and mean-spirited

  
  

• Happy, generous, and kind-hearted

  
  

• Energetic, outgoing, and friendly

  
  

• Patient, understanding, and compassionate

  
  

After reading How the Grinch Stole Christmas, how does a reader know what the Grinch is thinking, feeling, and doing in the book?

• through watching his facial expressions

• detailed descriptions using imagery (five senses)

• how an actor portrays the character

• images of the setting

"His heart was two sizes too small"

The words above are in the story; how is this represented in the movie?

• through textual evidence

• it showed a smaller red heart inside the Grinch

• information about the character's background

• specific descriptions of the cave

"Staring down from his cave, with a sour, Grinchy frown"

How does the movie convey this textual evidence?

• through the colors of Grinch and the facial expressions

• by showing specific detailed descriptions of the Grinch

• by showing the colors of Whoville

• by using songs the Whos are singing

"Was Singing; without any presents at all!"

The words above are used to show how the Whos reacted to the Grinch's plan. How does the movie represent this moment?

• With Cindy Lou singing

• The Whos are singing "Welcome Christmas"

• The Whos are wrapping presents

• The Whos are crying about all of their presents that are missing.

In the book and the movie, the Grinch's plan to ruin Christmas for the Whos is a result of his own

• happiness and pride

• guilt and happiness

• loneliness and resentment towards others being happy

• bitterness towards Cindy Lou

What personality trait is shown through the textual evidence below?

And he chuckled, and clucked, "What a Great Grinchy trick!"

• evil

• lonely

• mischievous

• grumpy

What part of the plot is the textual evidence below representing?

"he fell down and wept, "Now I know I must change!"

• rising action

• falling action

• exposition

• climax

The main conflict in A Christmas Carol is _________________.

• Scrooge is wanting to give to others.

• Scrooge loves money and doesn't want to share his wealth with others.

• Scrooge feels lonely and doesn't want others to be happy

• Scrooge wants to give to the poor children

"Tiny Tim will always be lame"

The textual evidence above shows what part of the plot?

• exposition

• resolution

• climax

• rising action 2