Characters
Scrooge
gloomy and sad
morose
Bob Crachit
prefix that means bad, wrongful, ill
mal-
when the reader knows something that the characters do not know
dramatic irony
Scrooge's first boss
Fezziwig
greedy and jealous
covetous
The first place the Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge
The Schoolhouse
If there is a compound subject, the verb must be _________
plural
Marley speaking to the audience when Scrooge can't see him is an example of this
dramatic irony
Chained in regret
Marley
mean, stingy with money
miser
The time of day the Ghost of Christmas Past was set to arrive at Scrooge's house
1 AM
True or False: The subject and verb agree
In A Christmas Carol, both Cratchit and Fred wish Scrooge a merry Christmas.
TRUE
when characters speak to each other or themselves
dialogue
Scrooge's sister
Fan
being, living, or going alone without companions
solitary
What hung on Marley's chains
items representing wealth and money
True or False: the subject and verb agree
Marley or Fred speaks to Scrooge, but is the effort wasted?
TRUE
a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
inference
Takes Scrooge to his childhood town
determined
resolute
What Fred wanted to ask Scrooge
to come to dinner on Christmas Day with his family
TRUE or False: the subject and verb agree
Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table going hungry during the holidays.
FALSE
This person spoke this dialogue in Act One, "I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now! That's all!"
Scrooge