A Christmas Carol

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A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and

Marley, Act I
Israel Horovitz
FIRST READ: Comprehension

Identify the choice that best answers the question.
1. Which of the following pieces of information does Jacob Marley reveal about
Ebenezer Scrooge at the opening of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley,
Act I?
a. Scrooge often gives money to the poor.
b. Scrooge was a good friend to Marley.
c. Scrooge likes cold, dark winter days.
d. Scrooge is a solitary, miserly man.
2. According to Act I of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, why does

Scrooge object to having people enjoy Christmas?
a. He believes that Christmas is for children and that adults should not
celebrate it.
b. He cares only for making money and considers Christmas an interruption.
c. He feels sad at Christmas because Marley died on Christmas Eve.
d. He actually enjoys Christmas and only pretends to dislike it.
3. When Scrooge goes home from work in Act I of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge
and Marley, which actions show that he is uneasy? Choose three options.
a. He checks each of the rooms.
b. He trims his candle as he walks.
c. He looks under the sofa and table.
d. He eats only a bowl of gruel for his dinner.
e. He thinks he sees Marley’s face in the pictures.
f. He threatens a boy who is singing a Christmas song.
4. Near the end of Act I of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Scrooge sees
himself as a child at school. What is revealed about his childhood in this scene?
a. He was alone and lonely.
b. He was terrified of ghosts.
c. He cared only about money.
d. He was his teacher’s favorite student.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL: SCROOGE AND MARLEY, ACT I BY ISRAEL HOROVITZ
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5. Why does Marley visit Scrooge in his rooms in Act I of A Christmas Carol:
Scrooge and Marley? Choose two options.
a. to ask Scrooge what has been happening at Scrooge and Marley’s
b. to see Scrooge again and have a nice chat about old times
c. to inform Scrooge that the Three Spirits will haunt him
d. to beg Scrooge to help save Marley from his doom
e. to rescue Scrooge from sharing Marley’s own fate
FIRST READ: Concept Vocabulary

6. Which of the following words best describes the mood of a person who feels
morose?
a. bored
b. gloomy
c. cheerful
d. thoughtful
7. Which of the following is the best example of covetous behavior?

a. Jorge cheered when Caleb won an award for the best science essay in the
class.
b. Ling gazed out the window and daydreamed about traveling to exotic
places.
c. Alissa desperately wanted a guitar like the one that Jordan always played.
d. Jonathan baked a pie and invited all his friends over to have a slice.
8. Which phrase best describes someone who is resolute?

a. timid and shy
b. daring and bold
c. firm and unwavering
d. hesitant and uncertain

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CLOSE READ: Analyze the Text

9. In Act I of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Scrooge’s nephew calls

Scrooge “impossible” for behaving in a cold and unkind manner. Bob Cratchit
replies, “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 does this
comment most likely suggest about Cratchit?
a. He fears Scrooge and plans to find a new job.
b. He understands Scrooge and feels sorry for him.
c. He cares for the elderly Scrooge so he will inherit Scrooge’s firm.
d. He defends Scrooge’s behavior, hoping that Scrooge will pay him more.
10. Read the following speech from Act 1 of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and
Marley.
Marley. I wear the chain I forged in life. I made it link by link, and yard by yard. Is its
pattern strange to you? Or would you know, you, Scrooge, the weight and length of
the strong coil you bear yourself? It was full as heavy and long as this, seven
Christmas Eves ago. You have labored on it, since. It is a ponderous chain.
Which of the following best explains Marley’s meaning?
a. He means that Scrooge always carries his money around on his person.
b. He means that Scrooge’s obsession with profit has ruined his character.
c. He means that Scrooge deserves to be in prison for illegal business
practices.
d. He means that Scrooge’s oppression of people who owe him money is an
unfair burden.

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11. The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A Which statement most accurately summarizes what the audience learns
about Scrooge after his four visions with the Ghost of Christmas Past?
a. Scrooge was not a grumpy miser his entire life.
b. Scrooge had a close relationship with his family.
c. From an early age, Scrooge isolated himself from others.
d. Even as a child, Scrooge had an obsession with money.
Part B Which quotation from Act I of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley
best supports the answer to Part A?
a. Past. The schoolroom is not quite deserted. A solitary child, neglected by
his friends, is left there still.
b. Fan. He spoke so gently to me one dear night when I was going to bed that
I was not afraid to ask him once more if you might come home.
c. Scrooge. If ever I own a firm of my own, I shall treat my apprentices with
the same dignity and the same grace.
d. Scrooge. There is nothing on which it is so hard as poverty; and there is
nothing it professes to condemn with such severity as the pursuit of
wealth!
Part A In Act I of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, how does Scrooge
feel after revisiting the Fezziwigs’ Christmas party?
a. He resents Past for making him relive a painful memory.
b. He puzzles over Past’s reasons for showing him the party.
c. He is sorry that he has been ungenerous toward Bob Cratchit.
d. He wonders what became of Dick Wilkins, his fellow apprentice.
Part B Which of the following quotations best supports the answer to Part A?
a. Scrooge. Why, it’s old Fezziwig! Bless his heart; it’s Fezziwig, alive
again!
b. (Ebenezer dances with all three of the daughters, as does Dick. They
compete for the daughters, happily, in the dance.)
c. (Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Past stand alone now. The music is gone.)
d. Scrooge. I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just
now! That’s all!

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CLOSE READ: Analyze Craft and Structure

Part A In Act I of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, two men visit
Scrooge to ask for donations. Which statement best describes the impression
that Scrooge makes on the men through their dialogue?
a. They find Scrooge hardhearted and cruel.
b. They find Scrooge brisk and professional.
c. They find Scrooge solemn and sorrowful.
d. They find Scrooge distracted and upset.
Part B Which of the following lines of dialogue best supports the answer to
Part A?
a. Scrooge. You’re quite a powerful speaker, sir. I wonder you don’t go into
Parliament.
b. Scrooge. Oh, fine, a perfection, just fine … to see the perfect pair of you
… talking about a Merry Christmas!
c. Scrooge. Mr. Marley has been dead these seven years. He died seven years
ago this very night.
d. Scrooge. I help to support the establishments that I have mentioned: they
cost enough: and those who are badly off must go there.
14. In Act I of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Scrooge’s nephew stops
by to wish Scrooge a merry Christmas and to invite him to dinner. What does
their dialogue in this scene reveal about them?
a. They have different ideas about the meaning of the word humbug.
b. They have different ideas about the importance of Christmas.
c. They have different ideas about the value of youth and age.
d. They have different ideas about how to run a business.

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15. Near the end of Act I of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, the young
Scrooge’s beloved ends their relationship. She tells him, “Have I not seen your
nobler aspirations fall off one by one, until the master-passion, Gain, engrosses
you?” Which statement best explains how this dialogue helps to develop a
main conflict in the play?
a. It shows that Scrooge has occasionally sacrificed his own goals in order
to please others.
b. It shows that Scrooge has generally been uninterested in relationships
with others.
c. It shows that Scrooge has allowed his love of money to negatively affect
his life.
d. It shows that Scrooge has been rude and unkind throughout his life.
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Word Study

16. The word function means “to operate or work.” Given this information and
your knowledge of the Latin prefix mal-, choose the most likely definition of
malfunction.
a. to perform very well
b. to learn how to perform
c. to perform in a new way
d. to fail to perform as expected
17. The word adroit means “quick, clever, graceful, inventive.” Given this
information and your knowledge of the Latin prefix mal-, choose the most
likely definition of maladroit.
a. dangerous and threatening
b. blundering and clumsy
c. careful and slow
d. quick and skillful

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LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Conventions

18. In which of the following sentences does the form of the verb agree with the
subject?
a. In A Christmas Carol, Fred wish Scrooge a merry Christmas.
b In A Christmas Carol, both Cratchit and Fred wish Scrooge a merry Christmas.
c. In A Christmas Carol, both Cratchit or Fred wishes Scrooge a merry Christmas.
d. In A Christmas Carol, both Cratchit and Fred wishes Scrooge a merry
Christmas.
19. In which of the following sentences does the form of the verb agree with the
compound subject?
a. Marley or Fred speaking to Scrooge, but is the effort wasted?
b. Marley or Fred to speak to Scrooge, but is the effort wasted?
c. Marley or Fred speaks to Scrooge, but is the effort wasted?
d. Marley or Fred speak to Scrooge, but is the effort wasted?
20. Choose the version of the sentence in which the subject and verb agree,
following the rules for subject-verb agreement with compound subjects.
a. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table go hungry
during the holidays.
b. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table goes hungry
c. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table to go hungry
d. Neither Grandma nor the distant relatives at our dinner table going
hungry during the holidays.

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