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Vocabulary
Act I.
Act I. Continued
Act II
Act II cont. and Vocab cont.
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We wanted to stay in bed all day long on that...?..day
What is dreary?
100
In Act I, what do you learn from this dialogue? Nephew. [To Cratchit] He's impossible! Cratchit. Oh, mind him not, sir. He's getting on in years, and he's alone. He's noticed your visit. I'll wager your visit has warmed him.
What is he has forgiving of Scoorge?
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The diaglogue between young Scrooge and the woman in Act I, Scene 5, advances the plot by showing the audience.
What is how Scrooge grew to be so alone?
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In Act II, Scene 1, Marley says that nothing will astonish Scrooge now and so he will give him nothing. What does he mean by that?
What is he is making a play on the word nothing?
100
What does Scrooge mean by this line from Act II. Scene 4... Spirit, this is a fearful place. In leaving it, I shall not leave its lesson, trust me. Let us go!
What is will not forget the lesson I learned here?
200
Mark's poor writing was the result of his ...?.. work and he got a one on the essay.
What is slipshod?
200
What is the purpose of Marley's speech at the beginning of Act I, Scene 1?
What is to introduce the character of Scrooge to the audience?
200
In Act I, Scene 5, what does the woman say has replaces her in Scrooge's life?
What is his desire for wealth?
200
What is the most important information the reader get from these stage directions in Act II, Scene 1...[Heaped up on the floor, to forma a kind of throne, are turkeys geese, game, poultry, brawn, great joints of meat..mince-pies, plum puddings..cherry-cheeked apples, juicy oranges, luscious pears...and seething bowls of punch, that makes the chamber dim with their delicious steam. Upon this throne sits Present, glorious to see.]
What is food wealthy people ate in nineteenth century England?
200
Which line spoken by Marley in Act II best summarizes the theme of the play?
What is " And it was always said to him that he knew how to keep Christmas well."
300
My headband has very ..?...bead work on it.
What is intricate?
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In Act I, what purpose might you set for reading as you scan the list of "People in the Play" and see characters with such names as Portly Do-Gooder, The Ghost of Christmas Past, Fezziwig, and A Corpse?
What is to be entertained?
300
According to Marley in Act I, Scene 3, why does he walk the earth as a spirit?
What is he never did anything in his lifetime except make money?
300
What does the playwright most likely mean to suggest at the end of these stage directions from Act II, Scene 2? [The choral groups will hum the song they have just completed now and mill about the streets, carrying their dinners to the bakers' shop restaurants. They will, perhaps, sing about being poor at Christmastime, whatever.]
What is the director should decide what the chorus will sing about?
300
In which of these lines is the meaning of the word implored best expressed?
What is "No Jacob! Don't leave me! I'm frightened!
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My grandmother's beef stew is very...?..it contains potatoes, beef and carrots.
What is hearty?
400
What purpose might you set after reading this opening passage, spoken by Scrooge? They owe me money and I will collect. I will have them jailed, if I have to.
What is to gain understanding of a character?
400
In Act I, Scene 5, how does Scrooge respond to seeing the Christmas party of his former master, Fezziwig?
What is he wishes he could say a word or two to Bob Cratchit?
400
If you were to adjust your reading rate to suit your purpose, how would you best read this passage from Act II, Scene 3.. Scrooge: What is this place, Spirit? Present: This is the home of your employee. Mr. Scrooge. Don't you know it? Scrooge: Do you mean Cratchit, Spirit? Do you mean this is Cratchit's home?
What is quickly, to create a feeling of conversation?
400
In which of these lines is the meaning of destitute suggested?
What is "Many thousands are in want of a common necessities."
500
When Michelle went zip-lining in Mexico she was afraid of falling into the...?..
What is abyss?
500
Which line of dialogue best describes Scrooge's nephew's ideas about Christmas?
What is "[Christmas is] when men and women seem to open their shut-up hearts freely."
500
In Act I, Scene 3, Scoorge does not believe that the vision he sees is in fact Marley. How does he express doubt?
What is he says that an undigested bit of food has affected his senses?
500
What purpose is served by these stage directions, from Act II, Scene 3? [Scrooge touches Present's robe. The lights fade out to the Crachits, who sit, frozen, at the table. Scrooge and Present in a spotlight now. Thunder, lighting, smoke. They are gone.]
What is signal a change of setting?
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What aspect of this passage, from Act II, Scene 4, signals that it should be read slowly.. Present: They are Man's children, and they cling to me, appealing from their fathers. The boy is Ignorance; the girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for I see that written on his brow which is doom, unless the writing be erased.
What is it a longer speech by one character?