People
How does Scrooge feel when faced with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
He is afraid.
What is the main theme or message of A Christmas Carol?
People should care about others.
Where did the Ghost of Christmas Future take Scrooge?
to the cemetary
Which spirit takes Scrooge back to his childhood?
The Ghost of Christmas Past
What does Scrooge give the Cratchits on Christmas Day?
a large turkey
What time period did Charles Dickens live in?
19th century (1800s)
Where does Scrooge live?
London, England
What two children does the spirit of Christmas Present show to Scrooge under his robe?
Ignorance and Want
What topic did Charles Dickens often write about in many of his stories?
The lives of the poor.
What is the setting of the Christmas Carol story?
England in the 1800s (during the Industrial Revolution)
Which spirit warns Scrooge that he must change or he will carry a much longer chain in the afterlife?
The ghost of Jacob Marley
What does Jacob Marley carry around with him as a ghost?
A large, heavy chain
When did Charles Dickens quit school?
At age 15
What is the birthplace of Charles Dickens?
Portsmouth, England
Which spirit grows very old at the end of his visit with Scrooge?
The Ghost of Christmas Present
What does the Ghost of Christmas Present foretell about Tiny Tim?
He will die soon.
What was one problem the Dickens family had when Charles Dickens was growing up.
His parents had financial problems (his father was in debt)
Where does Scrooge finally celebrate Christmas at the end of the story?
at his nephew Fred's house
Which spirit does Scrooge fear the most?
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come