Setting
What Era was this Novella based on?
The Victorian Era
"Hungry Forties"
Who was Scrooge's old Business Partner?
Jacob Marley
Whose party does the Ghost of Christmas Past show Scrooge? What does Scrooge about people's thoughts about him?
Fred's party He learns that people think he is a mean, old, and unkind man
The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge back in time. The reader learns about events of the past through Scrooge seeing/telling about it. What is this literary device called?
Flashback
Who wrote A Christmas Carol and in what year?
Charles Dickens
1843 (does not have to be exact, can be decade)
What were work houses? Who was sent there?
Places where the poor and homeless, especially children were sent to be farmed out for work in exchange for basic shelter and little food
-Malnutrition, Crime, Child labor
Who is Scrooge's Nephew?
Fred
What is the main conflict of the story? (What is the dilemma Scrooge must face about himself or in the world?) Is this an internal or external conflict?
Scrooge needs to face himself. He needs to become aware of the person he is. He is faced seeing who he is as a person and what people think about him. This would be an internal conflict.
Why does the Ghost of Christmas Present sprinkle water on people around him? What does this symbolize?
Answers will vary.
But if it can be something around these lines:
The present is the only place that one has the ability to change or affect people for the good. Sprinkles happiness unto people.
For how many nights do the spirits visit Ebeneezer? On what night does the first spirit come?
One Night and They come on Christmas Eve
What is a Debtor's Prison?
Who is the Protagonist of the story?
Ebenezer Scrooge
Why do you think the Ghost of Christmas Past take Scrooge back to Fezziwig's house on a past Christmas day?
Answers will vary.
But needs to be along the lines of: He wants to show him what a kind boss / master Fezziwig was and how he put people before work.
What is the main theme or life message of this story so far?
Answers might vary a little but need these key takeaways-
Generosity, Regret, Christmas Spirit
What is the Rising Action of the Story?
Scrooge is visited by three spirits who show him the consequences of his greed, forcing him to reconcile the boy he used to be with the man he is now.
-might vary, needs to be along these lines
Why was Ebenezer Scrooge alone at Christmas growing up?
His father was harsh and uncaring, leaving young Scrooge with little affection or support. He left him there, while others got to go home and spend time with their families.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come took Scrooge to see people reacting to the news of a passing, whose passing did Scrooge see?
Ebenezer Scrooge
Why are Ignorance and Want under the Ghost of Christmas Present's robe? What do they symbolize?
Ignorance and Want are under the Ghost of Christmas Present's robe because they represent the ignorance and want (need) in the present world. They symbolize poverty and intolerance in the world that continues to grow if human kind turns its back.
Which Ghost does not have a face and little light? Why?
The Ghost of Christmas Future:
The face of the future is yet to be painted/written. The light of Scrooge's future is unclear/dim. He must bring light to it through loving his neighbors and becoming a better person.
Answers will vary: but along these lines
How does Society at the time affect A Christmas Carol? Why is this important?
answers will vary:
- bring families back to a holiday that often becomes a celebration of wealth and consumerism. - Money is not all one should search for. -Bring awareness to those who only cared about money/persuade those to donate to the less fortunate.
What are two words that describe Scrooge at the beginning of the story and two words that describe him at the end of the story?
Beginning: mean, lonely, bitter, grumpy, Humbug etc
End: Redemption, Kind, Charitable, Joyful etc.
What is the most climatic moment of the story? What is the turning point of the story for Scrooge?
He sees his own grave.
He sees that if things do not change, Tiny Tim will die
What did Jacob Marley's Chains Represent?
Chain symbolizes his regrets. Now serves as a means of eternal punishment, because it is something he created. He valued the wrong thing.
What Literary Device is this: "Dead as a doornail"
Simile