A Christmas Carol Play by Israel Horovitz

What is the purpose for Marley's visit to Scrooge?

• Only to scare Scrooge

• To hang out and remember the good times together
  

• To teacher Scrooge a lesson about life

• To bring Scrooge chains he ordered from Home Depot

Scrooge's nephew shows his personality in a short visit.  He invites Scrooge to dinner, refuses to get mad at Scrooge, and shares his feelings about Christmas.

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

Scrooge does not want to support the poor.  What does his reaction say about his character?

• He's happy to support them, but he's too busy at the moment

• He doesn't like the men collecting money

• He is greedy and can't be bothered

• He has already taken care of them

Why does the ghost of Christmas past show Scrooge his childhood self?

• To remind him how cute he was

• To show him how it feels to be neglected

• to show him that school was fun

• to show him how mean the school master was

How did Fezzywig affect Scrooge as a young man?

• He modeled how to run a business and how to take good care of his workers

• He modeled how to make a ton of money

• He showed how to throw a great party

Why didn't Scrooge understand why Belle broke their contract - engagement?

• He thought she loved someone else

• He thought he was making money so they could have a good start once they were married, where she thought he only cared about the money

• He thought she wanted to be wealthy just like him, so he didn't understand why she broke up with him.

• He thought she loved him enough that she wouldn't care if all he did was work.

What lesson did Scrooge learn from the ghost of Christmas past?

• He was ignorant about poverty

• He could go back and change the past

• Greed was a problem that affected his whole life

• He could've made more money if he had worked harder

The ghost of Christmas present shows two families doing the same thing to Scrooge - what is it?

• Eating a big meal he paid for

• Toasting Scrooge

• Telling others how much they love Scrooge

• Telling others what a great guy Scrooge is.

How does Scrooge feel when he sees others toasting him?

• Ashamed that he hasn't treated them better

• proud of himself

• happy that they are thinking of him

• jealous he's not really there with them

What lesson does the ghost of Christmas present teach Scrooge?

• Greed is a problem that affected his whole life

• Ignorance affects his thoughts about poverty and what Christmas is all about