Characters
Who is Jacob Marley?
Scrooge's dead business partner
Which three characters are foils for Scrooge?
Fred, Fezziwig, Bob Crachit
What day does this story take place?
Christmas Eve
What does Christmas Present say the poor need most?
Kindness
Who's the author of this story?
Charles Dickens
Who is Fred, and why does he keep inviting Scrooge to his house?
Scrooge's nephew, he feels sorry for Scrooge and he reminds Fred of his mother.
Why does the young woman break off her engagement to Scrooge?
He loves and values money more than her.
What is the setting of A Christmas Carol?
Christmas Eve 1843 in London.
What is Christmas Present's prediction about Tiny Tim?
He will die within a year if no one helps him.
What 2 things does Scrooge give to Bob in the end?
A prize turkey and a raise.
How many years before the story began did Jacob Marley die?
7 years
Why doesn't Scrooge donate to the poor?
Because he already pays taxes for the prisons and workhouses- and he thinks they should all go there.
Where was the first place the Ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge?
His hometown where he was at a boarding school.
Which of the spirits does not talk to Scrooge?
The Ghost of Christmas Future
How does Scrooge react when Christmas Past shows him his old boss Fezziwig?
He says that Fezziwig's happiness and generosity was "as great as if it had cost him a fortune." He sees that he has NOT been a good boss.
What is Scrooge's typical response to a "Merry Christmas"
"Bah, humbug"
What does he mean when Scrooge says, "if they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population?"
Scrooge thinks that poor people dying are not important and their deaths are actually helpful to society.
The weather at the beginning of the story is ___________, which makes the mood __________.
dark, cold, and foggy; gloomy and depressing.
What did Scrooge learn from The Ghost of Christmas Present?
He learned what he was missing out in life.
Whose death does the Crachit family mourn?
Tiny Tim
What can we infer Scrooge whispers to the portly man in the last scene?
A large donation to charity.
How did Marley's ghost get the chain he wears?
He made the chain with his greed and unkindness during his life.
Where does Scrooge first see Marley's face?
In the door-knocker
What did Scrooge learn from The Ghost of Christmas Future?
He will die old and lonely if he doesn't change.
What type of child was Scrooge?
Solitary and alone