Stave 3
1. What did Scrooge do to get ready for this Spirit’s appearance? Provide support.
2. What appeared when the bell struck one?
3. Give 3 details of the room the Spirit was in.
4. Use 3 details to describe the Spirit.
5. How was Scrooge’s reaction to this Spirit different than the way he acted toward the
first Spirit? Provide support from both times.
6. What did the incense from the torch symbolize? Provide support to explain how you
knew that.
7. True or False: The spirit defends the closing of shops on Sunday, saying it is done
in the name of God. If the statement is false, re-write it so that it is true,
otherwise just write “True”.
7. How many members are there in the Cratchit family?
8. Why did Tiny Tim hope people might see him in church? Provide support.
9. What did Mrs. Cratchit say when Bob wanted to make a toast to Scrooge?
10. What did the Spirit say would happen to Tiny Tim?
11. What words of Scrooge did the Spirit use against him when he told him what would
happen to Tiny Tim?
12. What type of conflict (man v. man, man v. self, man v. fate, man v. society, man v.
nature) is the following:
a. Townspeople brave the bitter cold to clear the streets, attend church and
shop.
b. Scrooge argues against the logic of closing businesses on Sunday.
c. Scrooge’s nephew and his wife disagree on Scrooge’s merits and faults.
d. Scrooge only hurts himself by refusing Fred’s kindnesses.
13. Why did the Spirit take Scrooge to see the Cratchit house?
14. Why did the Spirit take Scrooge to see the various remote places?
15. True or False: The spirit says that, like Christmas, he returns every year and
never grows old. If the statement is false, re-write it so that it is true, otherwise
write “True”.
16. Two ragged scowling children appeared fro the folds of the Spirit’s robe. What did
these children represent?
a. All the children of the world who suffer from poverty and lack of education.
b. The kind of tiresome people who should be sent to prisons and workhouses.
1. What did Scrooge do to get ready for this Spirit’s appearance? Provide support.
2. What appeared when the bell struck one?
3. Give 3 details of the room the Spirit was in.
4. Use 3 details to describe the Spirit.
5. How was Scrooge’s reaction to this Spirit different than the way he acted toward the
first Spirit? Provide support from both times.
6. What did the incense from the torch symbolize? Provide support to explain how you
knew that.
7. True or False: The spirit defends the closing of shops on Sunday, saying it is done
in the name of God. If the statement is false, re-write it so that it is true,
otherwise just write “True”.
7. How many members are there in the Cratchit family?
8. Why did Tiny Tim hope people might see him in church? Provide support.
9. What did Mrs. Cratchit say when Bob wanted to make a toast to Scrooge?
10. What did the Spirit say would happen to Tiny Tim?
11. What words of Scrooge did the Spirit use against him when he told him what would
happen to Tiny Tim?
12. What type of conflict (man v. man, man v. self, man v. fate, man v. society, man v.
nature) is the following:
a. Townspeople brave the bitter cold to clear the streets, attend church and
shop.
b. Scrooge argues against the logic of closing businesses on Sunday.
c. Scrooge’s nephew and his wife disagree on Scrooge’s merits and faults.
d. Scrooge only hurts himself by refusing Fred’s kindnesses.
13. Why did the Spirit take Scrooge to see the Cratchit house?
14. Why did the Spirit take Scrooge to see the various remote places?
15. True or False: The spirit says that, like Christmas, he returns every year and
never grows old. If the statement is false, re-write it so that it is true, otherwise
write “True”.
16. Two ragged scowling children appeared fro the folds of the Spirit’s robe. What did
these children represent?
a. All the children of the world who suffer from poverty and lack of education.
b. The kind of tiresome people who should be sent to prisons and workhouses.