A CHRISTMAS CAROL

• Who is Jacob Marley?

• • the first Spirit who visits Scrooge

• • the character who warns Scrooge that he must change his ways

• Scrooge's former business partner

• Scrooge's nephew

• Which of the following best describes Scrooge's character at the BEGINNING of the story?

• • merry and joyous

• • unintelligent and ignorant

• • kind and generous

• • greedy and uncompassionate

Who is Fred?

• • the gentleman who is looking for Scrooge to make a donation

• • Scrooge's nephew

• • Scrooge's former business partner

• • The Spirit of Christmas Present

• Why doesn't Scrooge make a donation to help the poor and destitute?

• • he pays taxes to workhouses & prisons & thinks that's enough

• • he doesn't have any money to spare

• • he likes to personally help out poor families that he knows

• • he doesn't believe the donations actually go to the poor

• Why is Marley forced to travel the earth as a ghost?

• • he ignored his responsibilities toward mankind during life

• • he was completely out of shape during his life

• • it's his punishment for stealing from the poor when he lived

• • that's what happens to people who have no family

• According to Marley, what does Scrooge have to do that night ?

• • Follow Marley and help him carry his chains

• • Listen to the spirits and do what they say

• • Listen to the spirits and do nothing

• • Listen to Cratchit and do what he says

• Why is the scene with Scrooge's ex-fiancée so significant?

• • it shows that he was a much kinder person back then

• • it shows him feeling sorry about the way he treats Cratchit

• • shows that he regrets (rimpiange) his decision to choose money over love

• • shows that he made a wise choice in letting his fiancée go

• How does Scrooge's character at the end of the story CONTRADICT his character at the beginning?

• • he's even more greedy after the ghosts visit

• • he offers Bob Cratchit a full week of vacation time

• • he's more generous and compassionate and makes a donation

• • he decides he wants to get married and start a family

• Which of the following is a possible theme for the story?

• • The choices you make have consequences that last in the future

• • People can change

• • It's our responsibility as humans to take care of each other

• • Thinking only of money can make you lonely

• What proves that Scrooge has changed at the end?

• • he sends the biggest turkey to the Cratchits

• • he attends Christmas dinner at Fred's house

• • he makes a generous donation to the poor

• He makes Cratchit his partner