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by Charles Dickens
Chapter 1 – Scrooge’s Office
1. Who is Jacob Marley and what has become of him? [5]
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2. What is the office of “Scrooge & Marley” like? [7-8]
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3. What comes to visit Scrooge and what does he want? [8-11]
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4. What is Scrooge’s response to this person? [10-11]
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5. Why does Scrooge think that his clerk is crazy? [11]
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Chapter 2 – The Day Gets Colder
1. How does Scrooge treat the two men who are collecting money for
the poor? [12-14]
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2. What does Scrooge regretfully do for his clerk? [15-16]
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**Journal Response: What kind of man is Ebenezer Scrooge? Describe
him. Think of someone you know who shares some of his qualities. How
are the two alike?
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Chapter 3 – Marley’s Ghost
1. What is Scrooge’s home like? [17]
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2. What does Scrooge see on his door instead of the knocker? [17]
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3. Who comes to visit Marley and what does he look like? [19]
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4. What warning does this person bring Scrooge? [19-21]
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5. What does this person tell Scrooge to expect? [21-22]
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**Journal Response: Do you believe in ghosts? How would you feel if you
were to be visited by a spirit? Would you believe your eyes? Give details!
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Chapter 4 – The First of the Three Spirits
1. When does the first spirit visit? [24] ______________________________
2. Describe the Ghost of Christmas Past. [24]
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3. Where is the first place the ghost takes Scrooge? [26-27]
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4. What does this scene tell us about Scrooge’s childhood? Give
evidence. [27-29]
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Chapter 5 – Another Christmas Past
1. Where is the next place the ghost takes Scrooge? [31]
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2. Who is Fezziwig and what is he like? [31-35]
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3. What was Scrooge like at this point in his life? [34-35]
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4. What is the next scene the ghost takes Scrooge to? [36-38]
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5. What do we learn about Scrooge from this scene? [36-38]
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**Journal Response: Tell me about your most memorable Christmas past.
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Chapter 6 – The Second of the Three Spirits
1. What does the Ghost of Christmas Present visit? [39] _____________
2. Describe the Ghost of Christmas Present & the room he is in.
[40 -41]
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3. Do you think Scrooge is beginning to learn a lesson? _____________
4. Whose home is the first the spirit takes Scrooge to? [43]
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5. Who is Tiny Tim? [44-46]
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6. What is the mood like in this house? [44-47]
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Chapter 7 – More Christmas Presents
1. Which family member does the spirit take Scrooge to see? [49-50]
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2. What is the topic of conversation when they arrive? [50-53]
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3. Do you think Scrooge regrets not going to his nephew’s for
Christmas dinner? Why or why not? [OPINION]
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4. Who are the two children under the spirit’s robe and who do they
belong to? [55]
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5. How is Scrooge beginning to change? [55-56]
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6. What does Scrooge see when the spirit vanishes? [56]
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**Journal Response: What is ignorance? What does it mean to want? Do
you think humankind is guilty of these two things? Explain your answer.
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Chapter 8 – The Third of the Three Spirits
1. Describe the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. [57]
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2. Scrooge says that he is more afraid of this ghost then any other.
Why do you think this is? [OPINION]
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3. What is the fate of Scrooge? How do people react to this fate?
[58-64]
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4. How does Scrooge feel about the people’s reactions? [64]
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Chapter 9 – A Future Christmas?
1. Where is the next place the spirit takes Scrooge? [65]
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2. Who do you think the man beneath the sheet is? [OPINION]
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3. What has happened to Tiny Tim? [69]
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4. What does Scrooge find out about the man beneath the sheet? [71]
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**Journal Response: Do you believe that Scrooge is a changed man as he
claims to be? Why or why not? Explain your answer.
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Chapter 10 – The End of It
1. Where does Scrooge find himself? [73]
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2. What day is it? [74] ______________________________________________
3. What does Scrooge send the young boy to do? [74-75]
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4. Where is Scrooge going to send the prize turkey? [75]
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5. What is Scrooge’s mood like? [75-79] _____________________________
6. Where does Scrooge spend Christmas and how is it? [78]
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7. What does Scrooge do for Bob Cratchit and his family? [79]
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