A Christmas Carol Act 1 Scenes 1-3 (Shortened Version)

Who invited Scrooge to Christmas dinner in Act I of A Christmas Carol?

• Scrooge's clerk

• Jacob Marley

• Scrooge's nephew

• A young caroler

How does Scrooge know Jacob Marley?

• Marley was Scrooge's brother.

• Marley was Scrooge's business partner.

• Marley was Bob Cratchit's father.

• Marley was Scrooge's clerk.

What do you learn about Scrooge's character from Marley in the first scene of Act I?

• He was a good friend to Marley.

• He is a solitary and miserable man.

• He often gives money to beggars.

• Scrooge likes the dark winter days.

Why does Scrooge object to people enjoying Christmas?

• He finds Christmas sad because Marley died on Christmas Eve.

• He only pretends to dislike Christmas by saying, "Humbug."

• He cares only for making money, and Christmas interrupts business.

• He believes poor people should always be unhappy.

How did Marley get the chain he wears as a ghost?

• He was given the chain by the ghost of Christmas Past.

• He created the chain by adding links each time he screamed.

• He made the chain with his greedy choices in life.

• He got the chain to scare Scrooge.

What was the setting at the beginning of the story?

• On Christmas Eve

• On Christmas Day

• On Boxing Day

• On New Year's Day

What did Scrooge see on the knocker?

• The face of his old partner, Jacob Marley

• The face of his father

• The face of his wife

• The faces of many children

What are stage directions in a play?

• Instructions in the script that describe the setting, characters' movements, and actions

• The name of the playwright

• Lines spoken by the characters

• The title of the play

What is drama?

• Drama is a form of literature that is only read, not performed
• Drama is a type of comedy with no serious conflicts or emotions
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  Drama tells a story through the words and actions of characters.

  (Also called a play.)

• Drama is a type of dance performed in theaters

What is the meaning of dialogue?

• Conversations between two or more characters
• The words in parentheses
• A struggle that takes place in a story
• The gestures an actor uses in a drama