A Christmas Carol

The mood, or tone, of the first paragraph is best described as ...

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Which of the following descriptions of Scrooge is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 2)?

• A. He does not give himself any pleasures or comfort, and he is even more ungenerous towards others.

• B. He is a poor man who cannot afford any luxuries, but he gives all he has to benefit others.

• C. He is mistreated by others so he is suspicious and wary of other people’s motives.

• D. He is a kind and giving boss, who is always looking out for his business and employees’ well being.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

The following passage (paragraphs 6-8) adds to the development of the text mainly by ...

• A. showing that money determines a person’s happiness

• B. explaining why Scrooge is so bitter and his nephew is cheerful

• C. supporting the theme that having money is not what makes someone happy

• D. explaining the characters’ personal histories and backstories

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CCSS.W.7.9A

Which selection best expresses the nephew’s point of view in the passage below (paragraph 16)?

• A. Buying Christmas gifts can be very expensive.

• B. It’s unnecessary for a person to think about money.

• C. The importance of something is not determined by whether it makes a person money.

• D. A person should only celebrate the Christmas holiday if they believe in its importance.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

Which of the following inferences about Scrooge is best supported by this excerpt?

• A. He is cheery and optimistic, always finding the good in others.

• B. He is lonely and mean because he has no family or friends.

• C. He tries to be friendly but always appears to be overbearing.

• D. He is a mean and negative person who always sees the bad side of any situation.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Which of the following of Scrooge’s quotes best supports the answer to Question 5?

• A. “Let me hear another sound from you, and you’ll keep your Christmas by losing your situation!"

• B. “Merry Christmas! What right have you to be merry? What reason have you to be merry? You’re poor enough.”

• C. “What else can I be, when I live in such a world of fools as this?”

• D. All of the above

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CCSS.W.7.9A

Which of the following inferences about Scrooge’s clerk is best supported by the excerpt?

• A. He despises his boss Scrooge, and has let his hatred ruin his mood.

• B. He is kind to others because he lives a comfortable and good life.

• C. He is treated badly by Scrooge and has poor circumstances, yet he is happy.

• D. He is only happy and cheerful because he is dumb and does not know better.

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CCSS.W.7.9A

Which sentences from the excerpt most strongly supports the answer to Question 7?

• A. “The clerk in the Tank involuntarily applauded. Becoming immediately sensible of the impropriety, he poked the fire, and extinguished the last frail spark forever.”

• B. “Wherefore the clerk put on his white comforter, and tried to warm himself at the candle; in which effort, not being a man of strong imagination, he failed."

• C. “He stopped at the outer edge to bestow the greetings of the season on the clerk, who, cold as he was, was warmer than Scrooge; for he returned them cordially.”

• D. “The door of Scrooge’s counting-house was open that he might keep his eye upon his clerk, who in a dismal little cellbeyond, a sort of tank, was copying letters.”

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Which lines of dialogue were spoken by Scrooge? (Select ALL that apply)

• “Bah! Humbug!”

• “There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I daresay.”

• “What reason have you to be merry? You’re poor enough.”

• “I am sorry, with all my heart, to find you so resolute.”

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Which event occurred 2nd in the story?

• Scrooge’s nephew arrives at his uncle’s counting-house.

• Scrooge mocks his nephew for falling in love and getting married.

• Scrooge explains his philosophy of why he hates the Christmas season.

• The nephew invites Scrooge to dinner the following evening.

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