A Christmas Carol

What is the significance of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?

• It represents the hope for a better future
• It signifies the importance of living in the present
• It symbolizes the joy of future celebrations
• It represents the fear of the future and the consequences of one's actions.

1.What mood is created by the following sentence in the first paragraph? “…suddenly the church clock tolled a deep, dull, hollow, melancholy ONE.”

• Lighthearted and happy
• Dark and frightening
• Strange and mysterious
• Inspirational and uplifting

Based on the following line, which is true about Mr. Fezziwig? "Yo ho, my boys!" said Fezziwig. "No more work tonight. Christmas Eve, Richard. Christmas, Ebenezer!”

• He cares about Ebenezer and Richard.
• He is very tough on Ebenezer and Richard.
• He doesn’t believe the boys work hard enough.
• He believes the boys should work through Christmas.

What is the overall mood or atmosphere in Stave 1?

• eerie and mysterious
• cheerful and bright
• dark and gloomy
• lighthearted and joyful

The children, Ignorance and Want, symbolize what?

• Baby Dolls
• Hunger
• Homeless People
• the evil in human-kind

What does the child named 'ignorance' represent?

• people like Scrooge, who ignore the problems of the poor.
• people who run the workhouses.
• the poverty of the Victorian people.
• Scrooge's own past.

What does the Ghost of Christmas Present symbolize (represent)?

• money and power
• poverty/poor
• the christmas spirit - joy and merriment
• what's happening in the world today

How was Scrooge able to fly with the 2nd spirit?

• The spirit touched him with his torch.
• He touched the spirit's robe.
• He followed behind the spirit.
• The spirit touched his heart.

Who says this: "You may...have pain in this. A very, very brief time, and you will dismiss the recollection of it, gladly, as an unprofitable dream, from which it happened well that you awoke. May you be happy in the life you have chosen!”

• Belle
• Christmas Past
• Scrooge
• Fezziwig

Which quote best describes the character of Bob Cratchit?

• 'He was a mild and patient man'
• 'He was a selfish and greedy man'
• 'He was a hot-tempered and aggressive man'