A Christmas Carol, Scene 1

What is the mood at the beginning of the play?

• Happy/Joyful

• Cold/Serious

• Mourning/Sad

• Warm/Comforting

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

How would you describe Scrooge?

• He is selfless.

• He was a good friend to Marley.

• He is a solitary, miserly man.

• He is happy and fun.

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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

When Scrooge's nephew stops by to invite him to dinner, what does their conversation reveal?

• They have different ideas about the importance of Christmas.

• They have different ideas about how to run a business.

• They have different ideas about the meaning of humbug.

• They have different ideas about the value of youth and age.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When the Gentleman visits Scrooge to ask for donations, which statement best describes the impression that Scrooge makes on him?

• He finds Scrooge brisk and professional.

• He finds Scrooge distracted and upset.

• He finds Scrooge solemn and sorrowful.

• He finds Scrooge hardhearted and cruel.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does Scrooge value in life?

• family and friendship

• the environment

• money

• helping the poor

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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 does Scrooge mean when he says, "If they would rather die, they had better do and decrease the surplus population"?

• He thinks the poor are ungrateful and should be satisfied with whatever they get.

• He thinks the poor should have more resources.

• He thinks the poor should learn how to work.

• He will donate money to save lives.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following BEST describes the setting of the play?

• Present day, Christmas season.

• Victorian England, Christmas Eve.

• 1874, Christmas Day.

• England, New Year.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who wants Christmas Day off from work?

• Fred, Scrooge's Nephew

• Bob Cratchit

• Ebenezer Scrooge

• Jacob Marley

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Bonus: Who is the original author of A Christmas Carol?

• Fred Gaines

• Chaim Potok

• Charles Dickens

• Piri Thomas

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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

Define Destitute:

• Unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous.

• Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.

• Lacking in quantity or quality.

• Without the basic necessities of life.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4