In the Prologue and Scene 1, what word(s) could best be used to describe Scrooge?
Which piece(s) of evidence support the previous question?
"At this time of the year it is more than usually desirable to make some slight provision for the poor and destitute who suffer greatly from the cold. Many thousands are in wants of common necessaries..."
Using context clues, what does the word provision mean in the excerpt above?
"The percussion thunders. Scrooge hurls himself through the descending snowflakes and sends the children scattering. They retreat, watching. Cratchit comes in."
This excerpt from the very beginning serves its purpose by-
"And though [Christmas] has never put a scrap of gold in my pocket, I believe it has done me good and will do me good."
The above sentence is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Scene 1 represents which part of the plot diagram for this story?
What type of conflict is present in this story?
What is the point of view of this story?
"If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart!"
What type of figurative language is shown in the line above?
"Scrooge hurls himself through the descending snowflakes and sends the children scattering."
Identify the verb(s) in the sentence above.
"Fright a man nearly out of his life..."
The above sentence is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Which of the events below would be the initiating event of the story?
What types of conflict are present in the story so far? (Choose 3)
"Scrooge escapes to his bed; the girl is swallowed up in the darkness."
What type of figurative language is shown in the line above?
"He fumbles for a match, lights the lantern, and swings it toward the figure, which melts away."
Identify the verb(s) in the sentence above. (Choose 4)
"Are you the spirit whose coming was foretold to me?"
Using context clues, define the word foretold in the sentence above.
"With his stripy green body and yellow tail drooping along and couldn't sing- awk- but could talk and a thing like a lettuce growing out the top of his head... and he used to sit on the very top of the tree..."
The purpose the above paragraph serves is-
"I only show the past, what it promised you."
What type of figurative language is shown in the line above?
"I am your mistakes, Ebenezer Scrooge, all of the things you could have done and did not."
In the above line stated by the First Spirit, what kind of figurative language is used.
The children are thin and wan; they are barefoot and wear filthy rags.
Identify the adjectives in the sentence above. (Choose 4)
"If he be like to die, he had better do it and decreased the surplus population."
What does the word "surplus" mean according to the sentence above?
In these acts, Scrooge is beginning to change his perspective on Christmas. What piece(s) of evidence prove this? (Choose 2)
"The music continues. Chandeliers are pulled into position, and mistletoe, holly, and ivy are draped over everything by bustling servants."
What is the purpose of the passage above?
"A delicate, delicate child. A breath might have withered her."
What type of figurative language is shown in the sentence above?
In Act 4 what word can best be used to describe Bob Cratchit?
"He is frightened by the darkness and feels it approaching him."
What type of figurative language is shown above?
What is the effect of the figurative language shown above?
The fate of Tiny Tim is very tragic, but at first there are only hints to his fate. What line below could be one of the "hints" that the writer gives the readers about his fate?
What type of conflict is the primary conflict of these last two Acts?
Which of the following would be the BEST summary for the entire play?
Which of the following could be a theme for "A Christmas Carol"?
In Act 5, the spirit shows Scrooge what would happen if he passed away. Which detail supports that people would be happy if he passed away?
The words in italics throughout the play represent-
Act 6 is labeled as "Scrooge's Conversion". Based on what happens in Act 6, what does the word "Conversion" mean?
When Scrooge learns of Tiny Tim's potential future fate, he has a very strong reaction. What statement is a true description of this reaction?