A Christmas Carol Staves 1 & 2 Flashcard

Front

Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

Back

Charles Dickens

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Front

What is the setting of A Christmas Carol?

Back

London, England, 1840's

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Front

What is the first thing you need to know in A Christmas Carol?

Back

Marley is dead

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Front

Who is described as "a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone"?

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Ebenezer Scrooge

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Why does Scrooge have a problem with people enjoying Christmas?

Back

He only cares about making money and Christmas interrupts business.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

Who was Scrooge rude to in Stave 1?

Back

All of the above

Front

What do Scrooge's actions toward his clerk suggest about their relationship?

Back

Scrooge keeps the door open because he does not trust his clerk.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What does the ghost of Christmas past look like?

Back

an old man and a young boy at the same time

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What words would be used to describe Scrooge as a child?

Back

lonely and solitary

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

How does Scrooge's nephew perceive his uncle?

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Scrooge's nephew does not understand why Scrooge is disgruntled (angry) over the holidays.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6