Seventh Grade English
Mrs. Mathieson
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A Christmas Carol
Act Two Comprehension Questions
Directions: Answer the following question using the information in Act II of the play A Christmas
Carol. These questions will help you to study for your test.
1. When he meets the Ghost of Christmas Present in Act II, Scene 1, what does Scrooge say that
shows he has already changed?
2. What element of drama is shown in this excerpt from A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley,
Act II, Scene 1?
[Scrooge walks cautiously to present and touches his robe. When he does, lightning flashes,
thunder claps, music plays. Blackout]
3. What do you learn about Scrooge from this passage from Act II, Scene 3?
Present. This is the home of your employee, Mr. Scrooge. Don't you know it?
Scrooge. Do you mean Cratchit, Spirit? Do you mean this is Cratchit's home?
4. In Act II, Scene 3, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, what does Christmas Present say
to indicate that Scrooge's actions can affect the outcome of events?
5. In Act II, Scene 4, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, what are the two women and the
man selling to Old Joe?
6. In which line is the opposite of the word audible best expressed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
“Spirit, tell me if Tiny Tim will live.”
“Save your breath, Mr. Scrooge. You can't be … heard.”
“I'll drink to his health for your sake …, but not for his sake.”
“Mark my words, Ebenezer Scrooge.”
7. In which line is the meaning of the word astonish expressed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Marley says that nothing will surprise Scrooge, given all that he has seen.
Christmas Present asks Scrooge whether he has ever before seen anyone like him.
Fred's wife expresses her pleasure at the amount of laughter in her marriage.
Bob Cratchit requests that Martha play the notes on the lute for Tiny Tim's song.
8. In which sentence is the meaning of the word severe expressed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
On Christmas Day, the streets are full of people going to work in the homes of the rich.
Christmas Present seems to scold Scrooge for not recognizing the Cratchits' home.
Scrooge wonders aloud whether he can affect the events of the future.
When the weather is harsh, people make music to lift their spirits.
9. Why is the information the reader gets from these stage directions in Act II, Scene 1, of A
Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley important? What does it tell us about wealthy people in
nineteenth century England?
[Heaped up on the floor, to form a kind of throne, are turkeys, geese, game, poultry, brawn, great joints of meat, …
mince-pies, plum puddings, … cherry-cheeked apples, juicy oranges, luscious pears, … and seething bowls of punch,
that make the chamber dim with their delicious steam. Upon this throne sits Present, glorious to see.]
10. According to Act II, Scene 4, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, why does Fred intend
to invite Scrooge to Christmas dinner every year?
11. Why do the scoundrels in Act II, Scene 4, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley have
access to Scrooge's possessions?
12. Which line spoken by Marley at the end of Act II of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley
best summarizes the theme of the play?