A Christmas Carol Review Staves 1-3

How many days off does Scrooge give to Bob each year?

• One.
• Two.
• Three.
• ten

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does The Ghost of Christmas Present say to Scrooge when Scrooge begs him to keep Tiny Tim from dying?

• He tells Scrooge it depends on if Scrooge gets his act together or not

• "If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the population" (Dickens 66)

• He tells Scrooge Tiny Tim will die no matter what,

What does the ghost of Christmas past look like?

• Scrooge's long dead great uncle
• a beautiful woman
• an old man and a  young boy at the same time
• a dark angel with black robes and silver wings

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Where did Scrooge live as a boy?

• log cabin

• an apartment

• a boarding school

• a big house in the city

What member of Scrooge's family do we meet briefly in stave 2?

• his mother, Elizabeth.

• his sister, Fran.

• his son, Fred.

• his sister, Fan.

Why did Scrooge so admire his former employer, Fezziwig?

• because he was a staunch, logical businessman

• because he Scrooge a personal loan to start his business

• because he gave a Christmas bonus only to productive employees

• because he threw a ball for his employees with food and dancing

Why did Scrooge's fiance break off their engagement?

• because Scrooge was seeing another woman
• because money and success changed Scrooge
• because she fell in love with a kinder man
• because her father forbid her marriage to Scrooge

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is Scrooge's fiance's life like after she leaves Scrooge?

• She becomes a successful businesswoman herself.
• She devotes herself to prayer and serving the Lord.
• She dies poor and sick in a shelter.
• She is happily married with many children.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

How does Scrooge feel about seeing his past?

• He isn't really interested
• He is excited, but then becomes very sad
• He doesn't remember any of it
• He is bored and unhappy

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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

• happy and mischievous 
• a ladies man
• bright and excited
• lonely and solitary

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4