A Christmas Carol Act 1 Scene 1

2. Who is Marley?

• Scrooge's nephew

• Scrooge's brother

• Scrooge's partner

• Scrooge's assistant

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

1. When does the action of Act 1 take place?

• Christmas Eve

• Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

• Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the morning of the day after Christmas

• Christmas Eve and the morning of the day after Christmas

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

3. What do you learn about Scrooge's character from Marley in the first scene of Act 1?

• He was a good friend to Marley.

• He often gives money to beggars.

• He is a solitary and miserable man.

• Scrooge likes the dark winter days.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

4. Why does Scrooge object to people enjoying Christmas?

• He finds Christmas sad because Marley died on Christmas Eve.

• He cares only for making money, and Christmas interrupts business.

• He only pretends to dislike Christmas by saying, "Humbug".

• He believes poor people should always be unhappy.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the physical setting of the drama?

• London

• Scotland

• The United States

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

What is the time period of the drama?

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

• 1900s

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

Who is the narrator of this scene?

• Ebenezer Scrooge

• Robert "Bob" Cratchit

• The Ghost of Christmas Present

• Jacob Marley

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Who does the reader discover is dead at the beginning of the scene?

• Ebenezer Scrooge

• Robert "Bob" Cratchit

• The Ghost of Christmas Present

• Jacob Marley

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Where is Scrooge at the beginning of this scene?

• at home alone

• with Bob Cratchit's family

• with his nephew

• in his counting-house

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7