Paired Passage: Christmas Carol

From the poem, which phrase from stanza 1 is an example of personification?

• I see a vacant seat in the poor chimney-corner

• and a little crutch without an owner

• If these shadows remained unaltered by the future

• the child will die

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What is the tone of the poem?

• Joyful

• Sad

• Angry

• Frightening

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What does the word "worthless" mean in the poem as used in stanza 3?

• Valuable

• Meaningful

• Useless

• Important

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Based on the poem, what is the overall theme of the poem?

• The importance of helping those in need

• The joy of celebrating Christmas with family

• The consequences of selfishness and greed

• The power of forgiveness and redemption

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What lesson does the Spirit want Scrooge to learn in both the drama and the poem?

• To work harder and make more money

• To help people and share his money

• To stop celebrating Christmas

• To move to a bigger house

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What lesson did Scrooge learn in both the drama and play?

• to keep you money

• to be kind and generous to others

• he did not learn a lesson, he still dislikes people and Christmas

• to learn how to save his money better

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What did you learn about the Crachit family in both the drama and the poem?

• They were poor, but a very kind grateful family

• They were a wealthy family that disliked Scrooge

• They were plotting revenge for Scrooge

• They were selfish just like Scrooge

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What lesson did Scrooge learn from both the drama and the poem?

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What would your "Ghost from Christmas Future" show you about your future?

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Did you enjoy reading Christmas Carol?

• Yes

• No

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