Charles Dickens
Use the following websites to answer the questions about Dickens’ life. You do not need to answer these 19 questions in constructed response format; answers only will suffice.
http://www.biography.com/people/charles-dickens-9274087
http://mymerrychristmas.com/library/christmas-history-9/charles-dickens-a-merry-old-soul-23/
http://dictionary.reference.com/
1. What is Charles Dickens full name?
2. When was Dickens’ birthday?
3. Where (city, country) was he born?
4. How many children were in his family?
5. How old was he when his father was put in prison?
6. Why was his father put in prison?
7. While his family lived in prison, what job did Charles have?
8. What is a pseudonym?
9. In 1833, what was his pseudonym?
10. What was his second novel published?
11. What inspired him to “address the issues of Want and Ignorance among the poor”?
12. When was A Christmas Carol published?
13. How long did it take for Dickens to write A Christmas Carol?
14. When did Dickens begin public readings?
15. During his 1865 U.S. visit, how much were tickets to his reading?
16. During his 1865 U.S. visit, how much were “scalped” tickets to his reading?
17. When did he give his last performance? Why?
18. When did he die?
19. Where is he buried?
Use the following websites to answer the questions about Dickens’ life. You do not need to answer these 19 questions in constructed response format; answers only will suffice.
http://www.biography.com/people/charles-dickens-9274087
http://mymerrychristmas.com/library/christmas-history-9/charles-dickens-a-merry-old-soul-23/
http://dictionary.reference.com/
1. What is Charles Dickens full name?
2. When was Dickens’ birthday?
3. Where (city, country) was he born?
4. How many children were in his family?
5. How old was he when his father was put in prison?
6. Why was his father put in prison?
7. While his family lived in prison, what job did Charles have?
8. What is a pseudonym?
9. In 1833, what was his pseudonym?
10. What was his second novel published?
11. What inspired him to “address the issues of Want and Ignorance among the poor”?
12. When was A Christmas Carol published?
13. How long did it take for Dickens to write A Christmas Carol?
14. When did Dickens begin public readings?
15. During his 1865 U.S. visit, how much were tickets to his reading?
16. During his 1865 U.S. visit, how much were “scalped” tickets to his reading?
17. When did he give his last performance? Why?
18. When did he die?
19. Where is he buried?
Deciphering Dickens
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