Question

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At the beginning of A Christmas Carol, the narrator explains that Scrooge was Marley's "sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, and sole mourner."

Based on these words, what can be inferred about Marley?

A.
He was much, much younger than Scrooge.

B.
He was not well-liked by others.

C.
He was beloved by everyone he met.

D.
He was a shy and quiet person.

Answer 1

@LeeEtchison

Answer 2

Well, the sentence would imply that he doesn't really have friends other than Scrooge. Which answer do you think is correct?

Answer 3

maybe b

Answer 4

@LeeEtchison

Answer 5

Yes. :)

Answer 6

yahh can you help me with more please

Answer 7

At the beginning of A Christmas Carol, the narrator states, "No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle, no children asked him what it was o'clock, no man or woman ever once in all his life inquired the way to such and such a place, of Scrooge."

What does this show about the way strangers feel about Scrooge and treat him?

A.
People do not bother Scrooge because they know he has many problems of his own.

B.
People respect Scrooge so they dare not intrude upon his privacy by speaking to him.

C.
People avoid Scrooge because they see him as mean and they fear him.

D.
People ignore Scrooge because he does not carry a watch and has a poor sense of direction.
@LeeEtchison

Answer 8

Well, which do you think? :)

Answer 9

B??

Answer 10

@LeeEtchison

Answer 11

Not quite. It isn't very obvious from the passage, but at the start of the book, Scrooge is pretty much hated by almost everyone. Try again?

Answer 12

C??

Answer 13

@LeeEtchison

Answer 14

Yep! :)

Answer 15

Why does Fred, despite Scrooge's rudeness to him, invite his uncle to Christmas dinner?

A.
Fred's mother insists that Fred invite Scrooge to dinner no matter what.

B.
Fred is rather oblivious and does not realize that Scrooge is an unhappy person.

C.
Fred is relentlessly good-natured and wants to see the good in his uncle.

D.
Fred is vindictive and he knows the invitation will make his uncle angry.

Answer 16

@LeeEtchison

Answer 17

In the book, Fred is nice and friendly. Which do you think?

Answer 18

c

Answer 19

@LeeEtchison

Answer 20

Yes. :)

Answer 21

Which best describes the conflict between Scrooge and the two charity men in "Stave I: Marley's Ghost"?

A.
The men want Scrooge to give money to help the poor, but Scrooge insists that the prisons and workhouses can provide the poor with basic necessities.

B.
The men want Scrooge to provide Cratchit with better pay and working conditions, but Scrooge insists that Cratchit is lucky to have a job at all and should be grateful.

C.
The men want Scrooge to take down Marley's name from the countinghouse, but Scrooge insists on leaving it up because it is good for business.

D.
The men want Scrooge to go to Christmas dinner with them, but Scrooge insists that anyone who celebrates Christmas is a fool.
@LeeEtchison

Answer 22

i think its A @LeeEtchison

Answer 23

Yep.

Answer 24

yah

Answer 25

Which word best describes the setting of Scrooge's home?

A.
decrepit

B.
attractive

C.
melancholy

D.
luxurious

Answer 26

@LeeEtchison

Answer 27

i really have no clue on this one @LeeEtchison

Answer 28

maybe c?? idk

Answer 29

The setting? I really don't know. Maybe C? That's my best guess, too.

Answer 30

ok im going to go with c

Answer 31

What does Scrooge show when he asks the charity men if the prisons and workhouse are still in operation and whether the "Treadmill and the Poor Law are in full vigor"?

A.
He doesn't know what is going on in society because he is too busy making money and improving his business.

B.
He thinks that these places and laws should be eliminated so that the poor have to help themselves.

C.
He does not believe that any of society's efforts to help the poor will ever truly end poverty.

D.
He does not think it is his responsibility to care for the poor as long as these places and laws exist.

Answer 32

@LeeEtchison

Answer 33

Which do you think?

Answer 34

b or c

Answer 35

@LeeEtchison

Answer 36

Not quite. Try reading the passage again.
This lunatic, in letting Scrooge's nephew out, had let two other people in. They were portly gentlemen, pleasant to behold, and now stood, with their hats off, in Scrooge's office. They had books and papers in their hands, and bowed to him.

`Scrooge and Marley's, I believe,' said one of the gentlemen, referring to his list. `Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr. Scrooge, or Mr. Marley?'

`Mr. Marley has been dead these seven years,' Scrooge replied. `He died seven years ago, this very night.'

`We have no doubt his liberality is well represented by his surviving partner,' said the gentleman, presenting his credentials.

It certainly was; for they had been two kindred spirits. At the ominous word `liberality,' Scrooge frowned, and shook his head, and handed the credentials back.

`At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge,' said the gentleman, taking up a pen, `it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and Destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir.'

`Are there no prisons?' asked Scrooge.

`Plenty of prisons,' said the gentleman, laying down the pen again.

`And the Union workhouses?' demanded Scrooge. `Are they still in operation?'

`They are. Still,' returned the gentleman, `I wish I could say they were not.'

`The Treadmill and the Poor Law are in full vigour, then?' said Scrooge.

`Both very busy, sir.'

`Oh! I was afraid, from what you said at first, that something had occurred to stop them in their useful course,' said Scrooge. `I'm very glad to hear it.'

`Under the impression that they scarcely furnish Christian cheer of mind or body to the multitude,' returned the gentleman, `a few of us are endeavouring to raise a fund to buy the Poor some meat and drink. and means of warmth. We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices. What shall I put you down for?'
Nothing!' Scrooge replied.

`You wish to be anonymous?'

`I wish to be left alone,' said Scrooge. `Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. I don't make merry myself at Christmas and I can't afford to make idle people merry. I help to support the establishments I have mentioned -- they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there.'

`Many can't go there; and many would rather die.'

`If they would rather die,' said Scrooge, `they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. Besides -- excuse me -- I don't know that.'

`But you might know it,' observed the gentleman.

`It's not my business,' Scrooge returned. `It's enough for a man to understand his own business, and not to interfere with other people's. Mine occupies me constantly. Good afternoon, gentlemen!'

Answer 37

d??

Answer 38

Yup!

Answer 39

Which theme of A Christmas Carol can be heard in the words of Marley's ghost when he says that "charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.

A.
There is a time and place for all thoughts and feelings.

B.
The purpose of life is to help others and treat them well.

C.
Everyone should give all of their money to charity.

D.
One must be willing to forgive one's former business partners for their failings.

Answer 40

@LeeEtchison

Answer 41

Which do you think?

Answer 42

c??

Answer 43

@leonardo0430

Answer 44

wait i meant to put @LeeEtchison

Answer 45

XD
Not quite...Mercy, forbearance, and benevolence are not necessarily related to giving money. (charity isn't always, either, for that matter) Try again?

Answer 46

so im not wanted xD

Answer 47

no u are it just @LeeEtchison was helping me

Answer 48

Nope! XD
(if you want to help though, feel free to)

Answer 49

i think b

Answer 50

@LeeEtchison

Answer 51

Yes. :)

Answer 52

What do the summer flowers that trim the clothes of the Ghost of Christmas Past symbolize?

A.
honesty and virtue

B.
youth and health

C.
wisdom and learning

D.
pride and greed

Answer 53

@LeeEtchison

Answer 54

im not really sure c or a maybe??

Answer 55

Not sure, sorry. Maybe B? I don't really know...

Answer 56

i will go with b idk

Answer 57

How does Scrooge demonstrate cruelty toward others?

A.
He keeps his home dark.

B.
He has the charity men arrested.

C.
He eats dinner alone.

D.
He forces Cratchit to work on Christmas.

Answer 58

@LeeEtchison b or d

Answer 59

Which do you think?

Answer 60

b or d

Answer 61

Well, he never has the charity guys arrested, so it's D.

Answer 62

@LeeEtchison

Answer 63

Yes? I just answered.

Answer 64

Why can't Martha Cratchit hide from her father for very long?

A.
She is too hungry.

B.
She knows that Tiny Tim needs her help.

C.
She does not like to hear her father disappointed.

D.
She is cramped in a very small space.

Answer 65

And which do you think?

Answer 66

c??

Answer 67

I think.

Answer 68

u think c also

Answer 69

@LeeEtchison

Answer 70

Why does Scrooge cry out for the Ghost of Christmas Past to take him away from the scene of his youthful Christmas with Fezziwig?

A.
Scrooge knows that the scene he is seeing is something he imagined, not something that truly happened.

B.
Scrooge remembers that Fezziwig denied him coal just as he denies Cratchit coal at the start of the story.

C.
Seeing the happy times of his youth upsets Scrooge because he knows that they are gone now.

D.
What the Spirit has shown him reminds Scrooge of the misery of his younger days.

Answer 71

Yes.

Answer 72

i think b??

Answer 73

@LeeEtchison

Answer 74

Not B. Scrooge wants to be taken away from the scene because it reminds him of when he was happy, and he's unhappy now. Try again?

Answer 75

c??

Answer 76

Yep.

Answer 77

Which sentence best conveys the somber mood at the Cratchits' in "Stave IV: The Last of the Spirits"?

A.
"He broke down all at once."

B.
"He found the mother and the children seated around the fire."

C.
"She hurried out to meet him, and little Bob came in."

D.
"Bob was very cheerful with them, and spoke pleasantly to all the family."

Answer 78

Dunno, sorry.

Answer 79

Maybe B or A.

Answer 80

ok thanks

Answer 81

Why does Scrooge vow to change his ways in "Stave IV: The Last of the Spirits"?

A.
He recognizes the misery that will befall him and others if he does not change.

B.
The Ghost of Christmas Future threatens to harm him if he does not change.

C.
He is inspired by the kind and gentle ways of the now-grown Tiny Tim.

D.
He sees that the only way to save Marley is to change his own behavior.

Answer 82

Which do you think?

Answer 83

c??

Answer 84

idk

Answer 85

No, Tiny Tim isn't an adult. Try again.

Answer 86

a??

Answer 87

@LeeEtchison

Answer 88

Yup!

Answer 89

Which is a theme of A Christmas Carol?

A.
Money can buy happiness.

B.
Nobody is too old to change.

C.
It is wrong to judge other people.

D.
Don't rush into things in life.

Answer 90

@LeeEtchison

Answer 91

Which do you think?

Answer 92

b or c

Answer 93

@LeeEtchison

Answer 94

B, I think.

Answer 95

Which best captures the joy Scrooge feels when he wakes on Christmas day?

A.
"He was on his stool in a jiffy, driving away with his pen, as if he were trying to overtake nine o'clock."

B.
"You are? Yes. I think you are. Step this way, if you please."

C.
"What a delightful boy! It's a pleasure to talk to him. Yes, my boy!"

D.
"I am very sorry, sir. I am behind my time."