3.10.R - Quiz: A Christmas Carol, Staves I-III Flashcards
Where was the first place Scrooge went with the Ghost of Christmas Present?
Scrooge’s house
a workhouse
Bob Cratchit’s house
a church
Bob Cratchit’s house
What is the name of Cratchit’s little son?
Tiny Tim
In the following quote, which literary device is used?
The pudding was out of the copper. A smell like a washing day! That was the cloth. A smell like an eating house, and a pastry cook’s next door to each other, with a laundress’s next door to that! That was the pudding.
simile
personification
simile
In the following quote, what literary device is used?
“I see a vacant seat,” replied the Ghost, “in the poor chimney corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, the child will die.”
foreshadowing
personification
metaphor
foreshadowing
“If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, none other of my race,” returned the Ghost, “will find him here. What then? If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.”
Why does this statement shame Scrooge?
The ghost is saying Scrooge’s own words back to him.
Scrooge is part of the “surplus population.”
Scrooge refuses to believe Tiny Tim is dying.
The ghost is saying Scrooge’s own words back to him.
How does Scrooge reveal that he thinks of himself more than he thinks of others?
Give at least one example from the story, fully explaining how that example connects to Scrooge’s self-importance. Write at least 2-3 complete sentences.
One example of how Scrooge shows self-importance is when the men walk into his office asking for donations for the poor, and Scrooge tells them they will be better off dead and decrease the surplus population. This shows Scrooge’s self-importance because he would rather let them die so he can keep his money.
“I am sorry for him. I couldn’t be angry with him if I tried.”
Why does Fred say this about his Uncle Scrooge? Why does he feel pity for Scrooge?
Because he thinks Scrooge has run out of money
Because he knows Scrooge is there listening
Because Scrooge has cut himself off from the people around him who could show him love
Because Scrooge grew up poor and never had nice things
Because Scrooge has cut himself off from the people around him who could show him love
How does Scrooge’s visit to his nephew affect Scrooge?
He realizes that his nephew secretly hates him.
He begs the Ghost to take him away.
He becomes light of heart.
He becomes light of heart.
The Ghost of Christmas Present has two children under his robe, Want and Ignorance. Which literary device is Dickens using here?
symbolism
metaphor
irony
simile
symbolism
The novel begins with ___________ death.
Marley
Jacob Marley
Jacob Marley’s
Marley’s
Marley
When asked for a donation to help the poor, how does Scrooge respond? Write at least two complete sentences describing Scrooge’s response.
Your Answer:
When the people ask for donations, Scrooge responds by asking if there are no workhouses or prisons. At that point, Scrooge asks the men to leave him alone.
According to Marley, what SHOULD have been his focus in life?
the common welfare of mankind
getting as much money as possible
his children
the common welfare of mankind
Is Marley’s explanation of the afterlife biblical? Why or why not? Write at least two complete sentences in your answer.
Your Answer:
Marley’s statement about the afterlife is not biblical. Spirits do not continue to roam the earth carrying the guilt with them for the rest of their spiritual life.
When Scrooge went home for the night, what was unusual about his door knocker?
It was painted a different color.
It had been stolen.
It appeared to have Marley’s face in it.
It appeared to have Marley’s face in it.
What was the relationship between Scrooge and Marley?
They were brothers.
They were enemies.
They were business partners.
They were cousins.
They were business partners.
