| A | B |
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| context clues | information that comes before or after a phrase or word that helps determine meaning. |
| Marley | Who came to try to save Scrooge from his greedy ways? |
| drama | story meant to be performed |
| dialogue | conversation between characters |
| stage direction | instructions for actors to follow on stage |
| setting | when and where a story takes place |
| dehydrated | dried out |
| internal conflict | struggle or problem a character faces with feelings or decisions |
| theme | central message or author's point |
| sacrificed | surrendered his/herself to save others |
| valiant | brave |
| anonymous | nameless |
| affluent | wealthy |
| external conflict | struggle or problem a character faces with other characters or nature |
| compare | to look at two things and see what they have in common |
| contrast | to look at two things and see what is different |
| Scrooge | sent the Cratchit's a turkey anonymously after the spirit visits |
| Scrooge | Who died and the servants are stealing everything in the future |
| theme | sharing one's wealth with the sick and poor is this story's ______. |
| Scrooge | Says he will honor Christmas in his heart to show desire to change |
| Fred | Whose family does Scrooge say seems to be happy in each other's company when the Ghost of Christmas Present shows them to him? |
| sacrificed | surrendered himself up to save or benefit others |
| seven | number of years Marley had roamed after death |
| golden idol | Scrooge's fiancee said he replaced her with this |
| door knocker | Marley's face first appeared here |
| pudding | Mrs. Cratchit's fanciest dish for Christmas |
| Ignorance and Want | The creepy children under the spirit's robe |
| bed curtains | What did Scrooges charwoman take from his bed to sell? |
| raise | What did Scrooge give Cratchit for being late? |
| be charitable | Cratchit told his wife they should be this way toward Scrooge |
| prose | Regular writing in sentences and paragraphs |
| Cratchit | What clerk did Scrooge want to say a few words to after the spirit showed him Fezziwig? |
| Mrs. Cratchit | Who said Scrooge was an odious, hard, unfeeling man |
| Marley | In the book sequence, who comes first: young Ebenezer or Marley? |
| Ghost of Christmas Past | Which ghost looks young and old at the same time? |
| Fred | Who feels sorry for Scrooge because he reminds him of his dead mother? |
| money | What is meant by "a golden idol"? |
| sorry | Fred felt _____for his uncle |
