A Christmas Carol: Act II

Who was Jacob Marley to Scrooge?

• His close friend

• His business partner

• His neighbor

• His brother

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What do Marley's chains symbolize?

• how good he dressed when he was alive

• how many people he stole money from

• how many businesses he owned when he was alive

• things connected to money and greed

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Which word describes how Scrooge speaks to others in the beginning of the play?

• whispering

• nicely

• mean

• shy

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What is the one condition Scrooge gave Cratchit in order to let him have Christmas Day off?

• Cratchit had to show up early for work the day after Christmas

• Cratchit had to come into work Christmas night

• Cratchit had to work the day after Christmas for free

• Cratchit had to find a replacement to work for him on Christmas

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Why did Scrooge not want to help the people who needed more money?

• He thinks that churches and charities should help instead of individual people.

• He thinks they should be in workhouses and prisons.

• He thinks his nephew should donate instead.

• They have stolen from him before and is still upset about it.

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What did Fezziwig do every Christmas Eve for his employees?

• He fired all of his employees and hired new ones.

• He made them work overtime.

• He gave them a month vacation.

• He has a big and happy party for his employees.

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How do Scrooge's words about poor people dying come back to haunt him?

• He wishes he would have given Crachit a Christmas bonus so they would have a good dinner.

• He doesn't really want Tiny Tim to die or go to prison but the ghost repeats "Are there no prisons or workhouses".

• He still did not change.

• He knows that his sister said those words so he hears it in his head.

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How does Scrooge show he cares about people?

• He cares about Tiny Tim's health and life.

• He regrets not giving his employees a Christmas bonus.

• He is upset that he never was a good schoolmaster like Fezziwig.

• He tries to help Mrs. Crachit make the children's bed.

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What important life lesson/theme did Scrooge learn from the Ghost of Christmas Past?

• A theme was: Simple things like love, friendship, and laughter are very, very important to people and are free.

• A theme was: Teamwork makes the dream work.

• A theme was: Money always buys happiness.

• A theme was:

  You should just be yourself; don’t try to be like anybody else.

Answer explanation

-Fan gave him love and it means a lot to Young Scrooge.

-Fezziwig, Young Scrooge’s boss, made Christmas time because of the love, friendships, and laughter he showed his employees.

-Belle and Scrooge waned love, but when Scrooge only wanted money so he lost the woman who was the love of his life.

-When Scrooge was alone at school, he didn’t feel love so Scrooge knows that not getting love hurts a lot.

-“You should be yourself; don‘t be like anybody else” was the theme of “Seventh Grade”.

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What life lesson/theme did Scrooge learn from the Ghost of Christmas Present?

• A theme was:

  Scrooge's past was filled with greedy and selfish people

• A theme was: Scrooge's love of money has changed him into a negative person

• A theme was: Scrooge's past set him up for a lifetime of failure

• A theme was: Scrooge's love of money has isolated him from friends and family

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