Question

6th block/english language arts
selection test: a christmas carol: scrooge and...
close read: analyze the text
identify the choice that best answers the question.
the following question has two parts. answer part a first, and then part b.
part a
which statement most accurately summarizes what the audience learns about scrooge after his tour visions with the ghost of christmas past?
○ a. scrooge was not a grumpy miser his entire life.
○ b. scrooge had a close relationship with his family.
○ c. even as a child, scrooge had an obsession with money.
○ d. from an early age, scrooge isolated himself from others.
part b
which quotation from act i of a christmas carol: scrooge and marley best supports the answer to part a?
○ a. past. the schoolroom is not quite deserted. a solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still.
○ b. fan. father spoke so gently to me one dear night when i was going to bed that i was not afraid to ask him once more if you might come home. . . .
○ c. young scrooge. if ever i own a firm of my own, i shall treat my apprentices with the same dignity and the same grace.
○ d. man. there is nothing on which the world is so hard as poverty; and there is nothing it professes to condemn with such severity as the pursuit of wealth!
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Explanation:

(Part A):
To solve Part A, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge's childhood and younger years, revealing he wasn't always a miser (he had moments of joy, connection, etc.). This matches.
• Option B: Scrooge's family relationships (like with his father) were strained, so this is incorrect.
• Option C: As a child, Scrooge was lonely, not obsessed with money (his miserly ways developed later), so this is wrong.
• Option D: While he was isolated as a child, the key takeaway from the visions is that his miserly nature wasn't lifelong, so A is better.

(Part B):
We need a quote that supports Part A's answer (Scrooge wasn't always a miser).

• Option A: Describes his lonely childhood, not about his non - miserly past.
• Option B: Talks about his sister's memory of their father, showing a moment of family connection, implying he had positive relationships in the past (supporting he wasn't always a miser).
• Option C: Is about how he'll treat apprentices, not about his past self.
• Option D: Is a comment on poverty and wealth, not about his personal history.

Answer:

(Part A):
A. Scrooge was not a grumpy miser his entire life.