Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol

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Plot Comprehension: Review Questions Ms. Brown Grade 7

Stave 1I: The First

of the Three Spirits
Reading Guide Questions
DIRECTIONS: As your read STAVE 2 of Charles Dickens’s A
Christmas Carol, answer the following questions to reinforce
your understanding of the plotline. Responses should be
written in a modified I.C.E. format that includes only the first
two sections: “Introduce Your Idea” and “Cite Text Evidence.”
Be sure to restate the question and use a DIRECT QUOTE from
the novel as your text evidence (with a page number).
Responses should be more than one (1) sentence in length. Be
sure to answer all parts of the question. Answers should be
written on a separate sheet of loose-leaf paper.

1. In your own words, describe the Ghost of Christmas Past.

2. Where is the first place that Scrooge and the Ghost visit?

3. Describe Scrooge’s reaction upon arriving at this place.

4. Describe Scrooge’s childhood.

5. Who is Fan, and why is she important to Scrooge?

6. Who is Fezziwig, and why is he important to Scrooge?

7. Why does Belle end her engagement to Scrooge?

8. Describe the final scene Scrooge witnesses and explain what about this scene upsets him so much.