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A Christmas Carol: Stave One Quiz (Marley’s Ghost)60960076200Excerpt from Stave One00Excerpt from Stave OneScrooge fell upon his knees, and clasped his hands before his face.“Mercy!” he said. “Dreadful apparition, why do you trouble me?”“Man of the worldly mind!” replied the Ghost, “do you believe in me or not?”“I do,” said Scrooge. “I must. But why do spirits walk the earth, and why do they come to me?”“It is required of every man,” the Ghost returned, “that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen, and travel far and wide; and if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death. It is doomed to wander through the world—oh, woe is me!—and witness what it cannot share, but might have shared on earth, and turned to happiness!”Again the spectre raised a cry, and shook its chain and wrung its shadowy hands.“You are fettered,” said Scrooge, trembling. “Tell me why?”“I wear the chain I forged in life,” replied the Ghost. “I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its pattern strange to?you?”Scrooge trembled more and more.“Or would you know,” pursued the Ghost, “the weight and length of the strong coil you bear yourself? It was full as heavy and as long as this, seven Christmas Eves ago. You have laboured on it, since. It is a ponderous chain!”Scrooge glanced about him on the floor, in the expectation of finding himself surrounded by some fifty or sixty fathoms of iron cable: but he could see nothing.“Jacob,” he said, imploringly. “Old Jacob Marley, tell me more. Speak comfort to me, Jacob!”“I have none to give,” the Ghost replied. “It comes from other regions, Ebenezer Scrooge, and is conveyed by other ministers, to other kinds of men. Nor can I tell you what I would. A very little more is all permitted to me. I cannot rest, I cannot stay, I cannot linger anywhere. My spirit never walked beyond our counting-house—mark me!—in life my spirit never roved beyond the narrow limits of our money-changing hole; and weary journeys lie before me!”MULTIPLE CHOICE: -361251583820150015What does it mean when the Spirit says he “made [the chain] link by link” in lines 30-32?He was a blacksmith in life and made it His chain is a result of his choices/actions -3612515248920200020During life, he ignored the known consequences of his actionsHe is chaining Scrooge to a bad afterlifeWhy does Scrooge “tremble” more in line 36?He is afraid of the ghost itself-361251597790250025He is afraid of what the ghost will do to himHe is afraid of the chain’s patternHe is afraid of his own afterlifeWho does Marley blame for his fate? -3612515107315300030ScroogeGodHimselfNo one-361251597790350035What will most likely happen when Scrooge dies?He will have the same fate as MarleyHe will have a worse fateMarley’s punishment will excuse ScroogeScrooge will wear an even heavier chain-361251561595400040Why does the Ghost refuse to give Scrooge “comfort” in lines 45-51?He doesn’t have the authority to say moreHe can’t change Scrooge’s fate-3612515170180450045Scrooge doesn’t deserve good newsAll of the above-3609975170180500050 A Christmas Carol: Stave Two Quiz (The First of the Three Spirits)4321Student shows literal AND critical comprehension of text at or above grade level.Student is generally able to infer literal and critical meaning of a text. Student shows only partial literal and/or critical comprehension of a text. Student does not show grade level comprehension and/or inference of a text. 60960076200Excerpt from Stave Two00Excerpt from Stave Two“Who, and what are you?” Scrooge demanded.“I am the Ghost of Christmas Past.”“Long Past?” inquired Scrooge: observant of its dwarfish stature.“No. Your past.”Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.“What!” exclaimed the Ghost, “would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give? Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!”Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully “bonneted” the Spirit at any period of his life. He then made bold to inquire what business brought him there.“Your welfare!” said the Ghost.Scrooge expressed himself much obliged, but could not help thinking that a night of unbroken rest would have been more conducive to that end. The Spirit must have heard him thinking, for it said immediately:“Your reclamation, then. Take heed!”It put out its strong hand as it spoke, and clasped him gently by the arm.“Rise! and walk with me!”MULTIPLE CHOICE:What timeframe does the Ghost of Christmas Past represent? All time-3498215996955005Recent historyAncient timesScrooge’s life onlyWhat do the “worldly hands” and “light” mean?-361251566675100010Scrooge’s mortal hands are putting out the “light” or supernatural spiritScrooge’s sinful ways work in contrast with the symbolic “light” of good and truth-3612515162560150015Scrooge’s tired hands want the spirit to leave him alone so he can sleepScrooge wants the Spirit to stop talkingHow does Scrooge treat this ghost?More respectfully; he is more polite-361251520955200020Still with fear; he wants the ghost “covered”With anger; he “demands” answersObediently; he obeys all commands without question What does “welfare” mean in line 19?Government assistanceCurrent happinessHis well-beingForgiveness for his pastWhat is Scrooge’s reply in lines 20-22?Sleep would be more usefulThe ghost wasn’t welcomeHe thanked the ghostTo go awa-372427513970250025yFull page response: Give a full description of Scrooge’s character at the beginning of A Christmas Carol. Elaborate as fully as you can, giving textual evidence from the story (at least 5 quotes) that are fully introduced, integrated, and explained.Who he isWhere he livesWhat he is likeWhy Marley has come to visit him ................
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