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Which of the following pieces of information does Jacob Marley reveal about Scrooge at the opening of Act I?
He often gives money to the poor.
He was a good friend to Marley.
He likes cold, dark winter days.
He is a solitary, miserly man.
Why does Scrooge object to having people enjoy Christmas?
He believes it is for children.
He cares only for making money and considers it an interruption.
He feels sad because Marley died on Christmas Eve.
He only pretends to dislike it.
When Scrooge goes goes home form work, which actions show that he is uneasy?
He checks each of the rooms.
He trims his candle as he walks.
He looks under the sofa and table.
He eats a bowl of gruel for his dinner.
He thinks he sees Marley's face in the pictures.
Near the end of Act I, Scrooge see himself as a child at school. What is revealed about his childhood in the this scene?
He was alone and lonely.
He was terrified of ghosts.
He cared only about money.
He was his teacher's favorite student.
Why does Marley visit Scrooge in his rooms in Act I? Choose two options
to ask him what has been happening at Scrooge and Marley's
to see Scrooge again and have a chat about old times
to inform Scrooge that the Three Spirits will haunt him
to beg Scrooge to help save Marley from his doom
to rescue Scrooge from sharing Marley's own fate
Which of the following words best describes the mood of a person who feels morose?
bored
gloomy
cheerful
thoughtful
How does Scrooge feel after revisiting the Fezziwigs' Christmas party?
He resents Past for making hi relive a painful memory.
He puzzles over past's reason for showing him the party.
He is sorry that he has been ungenerous toward Bob Cratchit.
He wonders what became of his fellow apprentice.
How would the two men that visit Scrooge asking for donations describe Scrooge?
unsympathetic and greedy
brisk and professional
solemn and sorrowful
distracted and upset
Which adjectives best describe Fezziwig?
serious and businesslike
brisk and intelligent
jolly and loving
kind and generous
Which line of dialogue best describes Scrooge's nephew's ideas about Christmas?
“Christmas a ‘humbug,’ Uncle? I'm sure you don't mean that.”
“[Christmas is] when men and women seem to open their shut-up hearts freely.”
What is a playwright?
A person who plays outside at recess
A person who writes novels
A person who writes plays
A person who is always correct
In Language Arts, what is the definition of drama?
When students don't like class assignments
Literature written as a play
When people cause others to be highly emotional
Literature meant to be performed
Actors are to read stage directions aloud when they are acting.
True
False
What is the broad setting of A Christmas Carol?
The mid 1800s in London, England
Christmas Eve in London, England
The mid 1800s in Marley and Scrooge, L.T.D.
Christmas Eve in Marley and Scrooge, L.T.D.
What does lament mean?
To loudly laugh
To stretch and lengthen
To passionately express sorrow
To apply an ointment or lotion.
Morose
Gloomy; ill-tempered
living in poverty
kindness toward others
sentenced to punishment
Bob Cratchit is ready to leave work because...
He is ready to eat dinner.
It is Christmas Eve.
He does not like Scrooge.
He fears he will be asked to work late.
Scrooge doesn't want to give Cratchit Christmas day off because...
Scrooge must pay him for the day even though he is not working.
Cratchit does not work very hard.
It is expected to be a busy day.
Scrooge does not take off days.
What is the setting of the play?
1843
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
the morning after Christmas
London
What message(s) does the Ghost of Christmas Past teach Scrooge?
importance of family
importance of money
importance of kindness
importance of loved ones
cold and dreary
bleak
destitute
abundance
humbug
extremely poor
destitute
abundance
miserly
morose
excess of wealth
abundance
destitution
apparition
engross
a new setting within a drama
scene
act
dialogue
stage direction
organization of a play: related scenes grouped together like the chapters of a book
scene
acts
stage directions
center stage
all of the characters in a play
cast
theatre
members
crew
ghost/ghost-like appearance
humbug
spectre
morose
apparition
takes all the attention
engrosses
morose
abundance
worldly
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