Christmas Carol - Act 2, Scenes 1 - 3

How does Marley trick Scrooge? & Why does he do this?

• Marley makes a rhinoceros appear in Scrooge's room because he wants Scrooge to believe he is in the wild.

• Marley makes a baby appear in Scrooge's room because he wants Scrooge to think he is in a hospital.

• Marley makes the time on the clock move backwards and forwards because he wants Scrooge to be confused.

What does the Ghost of Christmas Present look like?

• The Ghost of Christmas present is wearing a simple green robe and is sitting on an abundant pile of food -- turkeys, geese, poultry, sausages, pudding, chestnuts, pears, apples, and cakes -- that is in the shape of a throne. He looks glorious.

• The Ghost of Christmas Present is thin and scrawny. He looks weak and frail. He has a very small and plain loaf of stale bread in his hands.

• The Ghost of Christmas Present is a baby that can only communicate by crying.

What do the Ghost of Christmas Present's 1,800 siblings represent?

• Love

• Hate

• Each Christmas Day that has taken place before this one that Scrooge is experiencing.

• Greed

How do the chorus singers change when the Ghost of Christmas Present sprinkles the incense upon them?

• The singers die when the incense is sprinkeled on them.

• The singers become children again when the incense is sprinkled on them.

• The singers begin to fight and get angry when the incense is sprinkled on them.

• The singers become kind and friendly when they are sprinkled with the incense.

What are the chorus singers doing for Christmas?

• They are singing in the streets.

• They are stealing food from the wealthy people in the city.

• They are working in the prison work camps.

• They are preparing the church for Christmas services.

How is Scrooge's personality different than at the beginning of the play?

• Scrooge is not as mean now; he is a little bit kinder.

• Scrooge is even meaner than before.

• Scrooge has gone totally crazy.

• Scrooge is now a child in this part of the story.

Where does the Ghost of Christmas Present take Scrooge?

• He takes Scrooge to Paris, France.

• He takes Scrooge to even more past Christmases.

• He takes Scrooge to Bob Cratchit's house.

• He takes Scrooge to a prison.

Why does Scrooge think that Cratchit is a fool?

• Bob Cratchit has a big family but he only earns a small amount of money at work.

• Bob Cratchit pays too much money for his Christmas goose.

• Bob Cratchit has a house that is too big for his small family.

• Bob Cratchit doesn't work hard enough and that's why he doesn't have a lot of money.

How is Tiny Tim different than other little boys?

• He is a genius.

• He is much bigger than most boys.

• He is better at sports than all of the kids in town.

• He is in poor health and needs crutches to walk around.

How does the Cratchit family fell about each other? How do you know?

• They don't like being around each other. You can tell because they always argue.

• They love each other. You can tell because they are kind when they talk to each other.

• They don't care about each other. You can tell because they hardly talk to each other.