a christmas carol test

how did bob cratchit's family feel about mr scrooge when they first met him?

Bob's family didn't really like scrooge, but bob got them to toast mr scrooge anyway

describe dick wilkins

Scrooge's fellow apprentice. Wilkins worked with Scrooge under Fezziwig. They both felt very indebted to their master because he made work so much fun. Scrooge realizes through their encounter that he has lost all old ties to the few friends he did make along the way, and he broke a promise he had made to Dick. He promised Dick that if he were ever in a position, like Fezziwig, to make life good for his own employees he would, but the truth that he can't run away from is that he did not honor his promise.

describe scrooge

a miser who learned to change his ways. His sole friend, Jacob Marley procured an opportunity for Scrooge to be visited by three spirits. Each spirit departed showed Scrooge snipets of his life. These scenes helped Scrooge to see the reason for the choices he had made in the past, the impact they were having presently on those whose lives he influenced, and the outcome in the future which would result from them. All of this led to his transformation of character

who was tiny tim?

bob's young son, tiny tim was a crippled boy foreshadowed to die unless something changed. later in the play it is reported that scrooge changed so much that he became a second father to tiny tim, and through his action scrooge literally saved tim's life

how were scrooge's nephew and scrooge's sister alike?

both fan and fred loved scrooge unconditonally

using three illustrations, describe Charles Dicken's boyhood

charles was made to quit school at age 12, charles went to work in a shoe polish factory filling the jars with blacking and sticking on labels, charles' father went to debtor's prison, so charles was forced to live on his own

describe ghost of christmas future

dressed like the grim reaper, Future never speaks a word in this adaptation. Future shows Scrooge the inevitable consequences that his decisions have had to both himself and those around him. Tiny Tim is fated to die; Fred and his wife no longer seek or miss his company; and Scrooge's servants sell off his possessions with no regard displayed for the man who owned them. There are no positive results from Scrooge's life. Faced with this reality, Scrooge is reborn. The transformation that began with the first tear he shed as he revisited his past, results in a change of heart

describe bob cratchit

father who worked hard and loved his children. Bob works hard for a callous man, yet he is thankful for the opportunity to work. Bob continually interacts with Scrooge as one who is responsible for his family's needs being met. Bob must face that though his employment keeps the family secure under a roof, it does little more. Young Tiny Tim needs more than Bob's job can supply, and without intervention, Tim will die. Scrooge sees a loving father and son relationship for the first time, since he never experienced it with his own father. He is moved by the depth of feeling the family has for one another, in spite of their circumstances. Tim's selfless attitude only drives the point home. After Scrooge's rebirth, Tim becomes the object of his affection, and he devotes himself to changing Tim's fate which he does dramatically alter

describe scrooge's lost love

felt Scrooge had replaced her with a golden idol. Scrooge realizes that he mixed up his priorities when he was young and that losing this woman was a mistake. He needs no time to reflect upon what happened; he reacts immediately as the scene unfolds before him. He tries to convey wisdom to his younger self, but unfortunately the time has passed for him to undo what occurred

describe jacob marley

forced to carry a long heavy chain he forged in life. Jacob never roamed among his fellow men in life, so he was forced to do so in death. He and Scrooge are foil characters: they both acted the same in life, and without a change, they would both suffer the same fate. Marley comes back to keep Scrooge from the course that his life is set on, so he can begin to undo the chains he has created for himself

describe feziwig

fun loving, provided a supportive work environment. Though he had little to offer to those who worked under him, he made their work as enjoyable as he could. He was a fun loving man who realized the stewardship of the lives under his employ and chose to do what he could to make their burden light. Scrooge sees how much he did for his employees and how little it really cost him and immediately wishes he could go back and change his interaction with Bob Cratchit

describe the ghost of christmas past

he was the first phantom sent to visit Scrooge, sent for his reclamation. Past reminds Scrooge of the loneliness Scrooge associates with Christmas, so he can better understand his own feelings. He also shows him the joy found in Fezziwig's simple celebrations, and helps Scrooge to see how the actions of his fiancé have colored his remembrance of them

describe ghost of christmas present

his time upon this earth was extremely short, just 24 hours. Living in his counting house all the time, Scrooge has been unaware of the effect his choices have had on those whose lives touch his. Present opens Scrooge's eyes to the world he should see every day, but does not

why was jacob haunting scrooge?

jacob wanted to keep scrooge from the same fate he suffered. scrooge was the only person jacob had known in life, and it was part of his penance

describe fan

kind, loving and frail. Fan died while still a relatively young mother. She lived long enough to impart to her son the priorities of life, and those priorities stand in complete opposition to Scrooge. She was frail all along, and she and Scrooge both suffered under a harsh and abusive father, but she chose to focus on her father's transformation, while Scrooge was stuck in the past

describe fred

like his mother, he loved Scrooge unconditionally. In spite of years of rebuff Fred continues to seek out Scrooge at this time of year. He is the only child of Fan, Scrooge's sister. Fred is happily married, and home is his haven. The reader assumes that this is a result of the mother he was blessed with. Like his mother, he loves Scrooge in spite of the person he appears to be because he is focused on family

in what way did scrooge change tiny tim's life?

literally, he saved his life. scrooge gave his father a raise which allowed bob to take better care of tiny tim and the rest of the family, but he dint just contribute to tim. the play ends stating that scrooge became a second father to tiny tim. scrooge got involved with tiny tim personally, giving of himself to the child

whose stuff is old joe purchasing?

old joe is purchasing the items that scrooge left behind that were pilfered by his remaining servants

describe the schoolmaster

reprimanded by Fan for not showing proper manners. The Schoolmaster treats Scrooge with little regard, and by so doing he reinforces the coldness that Scrooge had to contend with as a boy. The reader has a clearer understanding of how the heart of stone was simply a reaction to all this boy had to deal with. Fan breaks away from all convention when she admonishes the master for not treating her brother with the common respect one should expect from another

why id his fiancé break off their engagement?

scrooge had become overly concerned about money, and his fiancé felt he loved money more than he loved her

describe young scrooge

spent many Christmas alone. Scrooge's father sent him away to school which was not unusual for a child of English nobility; however, he did not take the opportunities that were given to him to show love to his son. He left Scrooge at school during the holidays year after year, where the boy stayed alone. Christmas time became a lonely time, when his friends deserted him for their homes and he was once again reminded that he alone was unworthy of his father's love

what did Scrooge tell the men who were collecting for charity, and how did those words come back to haunt him?

there were workhouses for poor, and if the poor were going to die, then they better do it and decrease the surplus population. the words were repeated to scrooge by the ghost of christmas future when scrooge showed concern for tiny tim

how did marley jacob and scrooge know each other when jacob was alive?

they were business partners

describe mrs dilbar

worked for Scrooge; she thought he went mad when he was kind. Having suffered under Scrooge's cold demeanor, Mrs. Dilbar displays no natural feeling for her employer. She is a mirror image of Cratchit. She looks only to gain from his demise, and takes all she can to better her situation in life

describe tiny tim

would die unless Scrooge changed his ways . Tiny Tim is a crippled child, though the audience is never quite sure what caused him to be so. Because nutrition is credited with his increasing health at the end of the play, he may have been crippled solely do to his lack of a healthy diet. In spite of the outward crippling, he is inwardly strong. He is a mirror image of Scrooge who is inwardly crippled and outwardly strong. Tim has the most effect upon Scrooge of all that he sees, and it is Tim that becomes the object of Scrooge's transformation