A Christmas Carol- by Charles Dickens (adapted by F. Gaines)

Which response best describes the setting of the opening scene (scene 1)?

• Nephew Fred's House, Christmas Day

• Scrooge's Office, Christmas Eve

• Scrooge's House, Christmas Eve

• Bob Cratchit's House, Christmas Day

Scrooge tells his nephew that he fell in love with...

• money

• his sweetheart

• solitude

• Christmas

For what reason does the Gentleman Visitor pay Scrooge a visit?

• To invite him over for Christmas dinner

• to tell him that Marley has died

• to seek out a loan

• To ask for donations for the poor

Which establishments does Scrooge support to help those who are needy?

• Prisons

• workhouses

• the poor law

• all of the above

Which quote below is evidence to Scrooge's cold-hearted and callous character?

• "If they had rather die, they had better do it and decrease the surplus population"

• "...every idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart."

• "Are there not prisons...and the workhouse? Is it still in operation?"

• all four quotes demonstrate these character traits

Why is Scrooge so angry at Sparsit in scene 2?

• He locked Scrooge out of his house.

• He expects a Christmas bonus

• He did not prepare supper for Scrooge.

• He let the cook steal from Scrooge.

Who is the first ghost to visit Scrooge?

• the ghost of Jacob Marley

• the ghost of Christmas Past

• the ghost of Christmas Present

• the ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

What do the chains that Marley wears represent in the afterlife?

• his wealth

• his power

• his greed and lack of compassion

• his loneliness

Where does the ghost of Christmas Past FIRST take Scrooge to visit?

• his old boarding school

• his family home

• his nephew's house

• Fizziwig's offices

Who is Fan?

• Scrooge's mother

• Bob Cratchit's wife

• Scrooge's sister

• his sweetheart/fiance