A Christmas Carol

Why didn't Scrooge marry his sweetheart?

• He did not love her.

• She was poor. (He valued money more than love.)

• She rejected him.

• Scrooge did not have a sweetheart.

How would you characterize Scrooge at the beginning of the story?

• He was a very kind-hearted/generous person

• He was extremely shy/not outgoing

• He was cold-hearted and selfish.

What general theme does the Spirit of Christmas Past reveal to Scrooge?

• The events of the past can be altered.

• One cannot change the past.

How would you characterize the Cratchit family?

• They are loving and happy despite their poverty.

• They are selfish/greedy people.

• They show no concern for others.

What do the gentlemen visitors want from Scrooge?

• They want him to attend Christmas dinner.

• They want his opinion on how to better run their business.

• They want him to help the poor by donating money.

What does the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come help Scrooge understand?

• Money is more important than anything else.

• It is more important to work hard than to have good relationships with others.

• A life of greed is pointless in the end because you can't take it with you when you die.

Scrooge thought Fezziwig was a wonderful master because he made the people that worked for him happy and their burdens light.

• True

• False

What event most changed Scrooge during the visits of the three spirits?

• Seeing Fezziwig was a good master unlike Scrooge.

• Seeing the Cratchit's Christmas Eve dinner being small.

• Seeing his nephew's friends joke about him.

• Seeing that Tiny Tim might die & how it would affect others.

What lesson does Scrooge learn at the end of the story?

• That money can bring you happiness.

• Making other people happy can bring him joy.

What does the Spirit of Christmas Present help Scrooge to see about poverty and suffering?

• That the poor do not matter.

• Puts a human face on poverty/suffering showing him that his affects real people.

• Shows him that the poor do exist, but that he shouldn't feel bad for them.