Scene 1/2
In the beginning of Act 1, why is Scrooge sleeping?
Scrooge is sleeping as a way to escape what is happening to him.
What does the spirit in scene 2 “sprinkle from his torch?”
The spirit sprinkles kindness from his torch.
What is Tiny Tim’s fate according to the spirit?
According to the Spirit, Tiny Tim will die.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge a dead man’s funeral. Which character's funeral is it?
The man who is dead is Scrooge. No one went to his funeral. The people that were there took his stuff to sell it.
How is Scrooge described now that he is “transformed?”
He is light as a feather, happy as an angel, and merry as a schoolboy.
In scene 1, How does Marley try to confuse Scrooge?
Marley tries to confuse Scrooge by changing the time.
Why does the spirit sprinkle his torch on “the very poor most of all?”
The spirit sprinkles his torch on “the very poor most of all” because “they need it the most.”
What does Bob Cratchit wish for Scrooge?
Bob Cratchit wishes for Scrooge to be healthy.
In Scene 4, if the situation is unaltered, what will happen to Tiny Tim?
If everything stays the same, Tiny Tim will die.
Why does Scrooge hesitate when he is knocking on his nephew’s door?
Scrooge is afraid his nephew won’t let him in because of what he has done and how he has treated everyone. His nephew doesn’t know that he has changed.
Which spirit visits after the ghost of Christmas Past?
The Ghost of Christmas Present visits next.
Who does Scrooge visit in scene 3?
He visits the house of Bob Cratchit and his family.
Even though the Cratchits do not have much money, they are…
The Cratchits are happy, grateful, and pleased with one another.
Whose name is on the gravestone in scene 4?
The name on the gravestone is Ebenezer Scrooge.
What happens to Bob Crachit when he comes in to work late?
Scrooge gives him a raise. Bob is confused, happy, and shocked - he smiles and faints.
How does Scrooge’s attitude change when the Ghost of Christmas Present appears?
Scrooge’s attitude changes because now he is willing to learn.
What does Scrooge mean when he states, “On his meager earnings! What foolishness!”?
Scrooge doesn’t think that Bob Cratchit should have so many children with such a small salary.
Who do they visit next in scene 4?
They visit Scrooge’s Nephew, Fred, and his wife.
What has Scrooge learned at the end of scene 4?
Scrooge has learned that he is no longer the man he was. He will try to change the future and honor Christmas throughout the whole year.
Marley states that Scrooge “was better than his word,” doing all he promised and much more. Name or highlight three of Scrooge’s kind acts.
He gave Bob a raise, he wishes a woman Merry Christmas, he helped a poor man, he sends a giant turkey to the Crachit house, and became like a second father to Tiny Tim.
At the beginning of Scene 2, what does the spirit show Scrooge?
The spirit shows Scrooge the people who work on Christmas Day to provide dinners to the city’s wealthy.
What is different about Tiny Tim?
Tiny Tim is on crutches and his legs are in metal braces.
In scene 4, what do the baby dolls represent?
The babydolls represent ignorance (boy doll) and want (girl doll).
In scene 5, what does Marley mean when he tells the audience that “one was changed in death, and one was changed in the nick of time?”
Marley was changed in death because in death he learned what he had done wrong. Scrooge was changed in the nick of time and became a better man before he died.
Define the word altered.
Altered means changed.