A Christmas Carol: Act I

Setting Scrooge Marley Past Vocab

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Where did Scrooge and Cratchit work?

counting house

When does the action ofAct I take place?

Christmas Eve

Describe where Scrooge and Marley work.

Cold. Scrooge has an office and Cratchit has a small

cubicle.

What is not normal about the day at the beginning of

the play?

Dark at 3PM

What are the places, in order, that Past takes

Scrooge?

1. Young Scrooge alone at school

2. Fan and young Scrooge at the boarding house

3. Fezziwig’s party at the warehouse

4. Counting house talking to Lost Love

Why doesn’t Scrooge like Christmas?

It stops business and so he makes less money

What 3 things does Scrooge do immediately after seeing Marley instead of the door

knocker?

Checks the back of the door knocker

Checks each room, looks under the sofa and table

Checks the pictures on the wall

Scrooge believes that the _______ should be in

workhouses and prisons.

destitute

What did Scrooge’s lost love implore Scrooge to do?

I hope you are studying your vocabulary.

Give up his miserly ways. Not be so greedy

What does Fred ask Scrooge at the beginning of the

story?

Christmas dinner invite

Who is Marley?

A specter who used to be Scrooge’s partner at the

counting house

What do we learn about Scrooge from Marley?

Scrooge is a miser who likes being alone.

What is the purpose of Marley’s speech at the beginning of the play?

To introduce Scrooge to the audience

Why does Marley wear a chain?

All of his sins. He was greedy and never left the

counting house.

What is it called when Marley talks to the

audience?

Aside

Describe Scrooge as a boy.

alone

Describe the situation between Scrooge and the

young woman.

She is leaving him because he loves money more

What does Scrooge want to do after seeing Fezziwig’s

party?

Talk to Cratchit, his clerk

Who was not kind to Scrooge in his past?

Schoolmaster

father and friends who neglected him

What does Fred say about people on Christmas?

They open up their shut-up hearts

counting house

Can you use 5 vocab works in sentences? Let’s see what you can do

with these 5 words.

Does your answer have something about financial

records, business letters, or an office?

If not, you need to add to your sentence.

liberality

Did you explain in your sentence what generous act

your subject did?

If not, you need to add to your sentence.

specter

I hope your subject is a ghost.

If not, you need to change your sentence.

promissory notes

I hope our sentence involves a person promising

to pay someone back.

If not, you need to add to your sentence.

apprentice

Did you mention that the apprentice in your subject is

learning a trade?

If not, you need to add to your sentence.