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A Christmas Carol
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why does Scrooge hate Christmas so much? | He only cares about making money and Christmas disrupts his business. |
| How many years ago did Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, pass away? | 7 years |
| The Spirit of Christmas Past first takes Scrooge where? | It shows him his lonely school boy days. |
| The Spirit of Christmas Present reveals what about Bob Cratchit's family? | It reveals how poor his family is. |
| Which spirit is Scrooge must fearful of? | The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come |
| A Christmas Carol takes place where? | In London, England |
| What were workhouses? | This was a poorly-kept place where poor people could get food. |
| After seeing his sister, Fan, Scrooge's has a moment of heart transformation. Describe this moment. | He sees Tiny Tim and feels sorry for him. |
| The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come reveals how people react to Scrooge's death. Describe their conversations. | They laugh about him dying, they are glad to see him go. |
| What is the warning Marley gives Scrooge? | He will be visited by three Spirits. He urges him to listen and change. |
| Who is Belle and why was she important to Scrooge? | She was his girlfriend, but they broke up because he valued money more than her. |
| What does it mean to say the boy and the girl (Ignorance and Want – the last paragraphs of the stave) are “Man’s children”? | Scrooge's only legacy is his ignorance towards things outside of his selfish wants and desires. |
| When Marley died, what did Scrooge do with his name on the business sign? | He left it. |
| At what time does the first Spirit visit Scrooge? | 1:00am |
| What age of a person does the first Spirit look like? | It looked like both a child and an old man. |
| What does Scrooge have to do to be able to fly with the first Spirit? | He has to touch his hand. |
| What does the Spirit of Christmas Present look like? | He is a jolly man wearing a wreath of holly |
| When the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come departs, where does Scrooge wake up? | In his bed and he's hugging his bed curtains. |
| How many nights does it take for the three Spirits to visit Scrooge? | One night, Christmas Eve night. |
| What does Scrooge do when Bob shows up late to work on Christmas Day? | Scrooge acts upset but ends up giving him a raise! |
| On what condition did Scrooge agree to give his clerk Christmas day off? | He would come in early the next day to make up the time off. |
| Why does Scrooge like darkness? | It is cheap |
| What is significant about Marley's ghost visiting Scrooge on Christmas Eve? | Marley died on Christmas Eve. |
| Marley's ghost responded to Scrooge's statement that he was a good businessman by saying, "Mankind was my business." What does this mean? | Everyone has the task of being kind to one another. |
| Bob Cratchit meets Scrooge's nephew, Fred, on the street, and they discuss the deaths of Tiny Tim and Scrooge. After this conversation between the two men, what does Bob Cratchit say of Fred? | He had a kind way about him that was quite delightful. |
| No matter how rude Scrooge behaves toward his nephew, Fred continues to be kind to him. After seeing Scrooge's past, the reader can infer he behaves this way because: | Fred knows how much his mother loved Scrooge, and he wants to honor that because she is gone. |
| Which is the BEST theme for "A Christmas Carol"? | The blessing of giving over receiving. |