A Christmas Carol- Scenes 4 and 5

When do the events in Scene 3 take place?

• July 4rth

• Christmas Eve

• January 1st

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

Who visits Scrooge at the beginning of Scene 4?

• Mickey Mouse

• Jacob Marley

• the second spirit

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

Who does the second spirit represent?

• The Spirit of Christmas Past

• The Spirit of Christmas Present

• The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come

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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

What is the likely significance of the funeral procession of children from the poorhouse following the coffin of a child?

• It's a reminder that Scrooge forgot to eat supper.

• It's to make Scrooge feel guilty for not giving money to the poor.

The ghost of Jacob Marley is definitely the scariest with his grave-like appearance and chains dragging.

What is the likely reason Dickens made one ghost scarier than the others?

• Dickens wanted everyone to know what an awful person Jacob Marley was.

• Dickens wanted everyone to know what a nice, generous person Jacob Marley was.

• Dickens wanted to stress Scrooge's awful outcome if Scrooge didn't change his greedy ways.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What piece of text evidence supports that Bob Cratchit feels that Christmas is a time to be kind and charitable toward everyone? Choose the BEST answer.

• Mr. Cratchit says, "If he (Scrooge) cannot be (happy), we must be happy for him."

• Mr. Cratchit says, "My dear, to Mr. Scrooge. I give you Mr. Scrooge, the founder of the feast."

• When Mrs. Cratchit makes unkind remarks about Scrooge, Mr. Cratchit responds by saying, "My dear, Christmas Eve."

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When Scrooge and the second spirit visit the Cratchits, the Cratchits can't see or hear them.

• True

• False

What does Scrooge overhear about himself from Mrs. Cratchit?

• Mrs. Cratchit says that she is thankful for the money Scrooge provides for their family.

• Mrs. Cratchit says that she thinks Scrooge is the worst person in the entire town.

• Mrs. Cratchit says that Scrooge is an odious (strongly unliked), stingy, hard, unfeeling man.

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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

What foolish words spoken by Scrooge come back to haunt him? Choose the best answer.

• "If he be like to die, he had better do it and decrease the surplus population."

• "Are there no prisons?"

• "Are there no workhouses?"

• All of the above

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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

The children in the prologue represented the the innocence of Christmas. The "poor" and "filthy" children in Scene 4 represent...

• money and prosperity

• joy and happiness

• hunger and ignorance

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7