1. In Act II, Scene 3 of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, what is Scrooge’s first reaction on seeing Cratchit’s family?
A. He thinks Cratchit has too many children.
B. He is afraid that Tiny Tim will not live.
C. He is touched that Cratchit toasts him.
D. He wants to think about what he sees.
2. Which excerpt from the play best supports the reason you identified in the previous question?
A. “More than eighteen hundred. . . . A tremendous family to provide for!”
B. “These children are his? On his meager earnings! What foolishness!”
C. “Do you mean Cratchit, Spirit? Do you mean this is Cratchit’s home?”
D. “Spirit, tell me if Tiny Tim will live . . .”
3. What is the appositive in this sentence?
Tiny Tim’s father, Bob Cratchit, works for Scrooge.
A. Tiny Tim
B. father
C. Bob Cratchit
D. Scrooge
4. What is the appositive phrase in this sentence?
The Ghost of Christmas Future, the third spirit, takes Scrooge to see his grave.
A. takes Scrooge
B. the third spirit
C. The Ghost of Christmas Future
D. to see his grave
5. What is the appositive phrase in this sentence?
Jacob Marley, Scrooge’s old business partner, tried to warn Scrooge of his miserable fate.
A. Jacob Marley and Scrooge
B. tried to warn Scrooge
C. of his miserable fate
D. Scrooge’s old business partner
6. Which word is most similar to compulsion?
A. permission
B. consent
C. freedom
D. demand
7. In which sentence about A Christmas Carol is the word meager used correctly?
A. The Ghost of Christmas Future used his meager finger to point to Scrooge’s tombstone.
B. Scrooge gave Adam a meager amount of money to reward him for buying an enormous turkey.
C. Scrooge’s donations to the Portly Man and the poor were rich and meager.
D. The Cratchits were unable to pay for Tiny Tim’s medical treatment on a meager salary.
8. Whose attitude toward Scrooge is the most severe?
A. Marley's
B. Bob Cratchit's
C. the Ghost of Christmas Present's
D. Mrs. Cratchit's
9. Act II of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley contains several messages. In a paragraph, explain how one of these messages is conveyed in the second act of the play. Include at least two details from the play to support your points:
When one person changes for the better, others are affected for the better.
Only greedy people will be present at the end of a greedy life.
Wealth makes people rich only if they share their wealth.
I think when one person changes for the better, others are affected for the better. When Scrooge became nice he changed the lives of those around him by becoming a not being greedy person. I think every one should try to be a better person.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. how can I make my paragraph better.
2 answers
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b
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