A Christmas Carol Comprehension Questions – Flashcards
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Why does the narrarator make such a point of Marley being dead?
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Because there is no doubt that he is dead and now a ghost
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Why does the weather not effect Scrooge?
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He was bitter and carries his own low temperature
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How is Fred different from Scrooge
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He loves Christmas and has a good heart. Happy.
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What do the "portly gentlmen" who come in after Fred want?
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Donations for the poor
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How does the door knocker change?
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It turns into Marley's face.
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Why does Scrooge like darkness?
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It is cheap.
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What has Marley's ghost been doing since his death?
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Roaming the Earth bound in chains he made in life.
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What is the warning that Marley gives Scrooge?
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Marley warns scrooge to change his ways so he does not end up like him.
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What are the phantoms upset?
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They see people in need of help but cannot do anything.
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Which Spirit was Scrooge most afraid of?
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Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
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What was Marley's warning?
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Scrooge must change his ways or he will be doomed to the same fate as Jacob.
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Why was Marley doomed to wander the world?
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Marley had only focoused on business and profit, and not the welfare of fellow human beings.
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What does the Ghost of Christmas Past mean when he says "there have been 1800 before me"?
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Every year since Jesus' birth, a new Ghost of Christmas Present is born.
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Who was Fezziwig?
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Scrooge's former employer
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What vocab word describes Fezziwig?
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Benevolent
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What Christmas tradition today is influenced by the book (Ghost of Christmas Present)
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We feast and have a big party on Christmas.
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What are the names of the boy and girl under the cloak of Ghost of Christmas Present?
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The boy is Ignorance and the girl is Want. They are man's burdens.
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How did Scrooge's mood change at Fred's party?
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He had a fun time and wanted to stay.
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What revelation does Scrooge come to when at
Fred's party?
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He realizes that he should have given Bob Crachit a higher salary and more Christmas Break.
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What does the spirit of Christmas future look like?
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Dark and gloomy with a hood on his head.
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What is this spirit's personality like?
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Cold, Mysterious, silent
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How does Scrooge feel about this spirit?
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Scrooge was fearful of the spirit but he knows it is there to do him good.
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What is the point of the long conversation between Joe and Ms. Dilber?
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The conversation is about stealing things from Scrooge's house after he died and how he pushed people away in life to profit from them in death.
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What does the Spirit show Scrooge when he asks to see some tenderness connected with death?
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The Crachits who are very sad that Tiny Tim is dead.
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What was Scrooges initial attitude toward the first spirit?
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He was scared and unwilling to accompany the spirit.
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What is different about Scrooge when he says "Remember it? I could walk it with a blindfold."
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He is excited because he is going to relive something that he enjoys.
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Who is Scrooge talking about when he says, "Poor boy!"
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His past schoolboy-self at school
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What does it tell us about Scrooge when Dickens observes "a rapidity of transition very foreign to his usual character"?
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He reveales that the inner Scrooge is longing to be happy.
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When Fan comes to pick up Scrooge, we learn a reason why he may have turned out the way he did. What is this reason?
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Scrooge's father was mean and sent him away.
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Who is Belle and why is she important to Scrooge?
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She was Scrooge's fiance, but but she dumped him when he became greedy.
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How does Scrooge try to "extinguish the light?" Does he succeed? What is the light a symbol of?
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He tries to extinguish the flames on the spirits head so that he can shut out his past.
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Who is Fred's mom?
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Fan
