Question

5th 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
in act i of a christmas carol: scrooge and marley, how does scrooge feel after revisiting the fezziwigs’ christmas party?
a. he resents past for making him relive a painful memory.
b. he puzzles over past’s reasons for showing him the party.
c. he is sorry that he has been ungenerous toward bob cratchit.
d. he wonders what became of dick wilkins, his fellow apprentice.
part b
which of the following quotations best supports the answer to part a?
a. scrooge. why, it’s old fezziwig! bless his heart; it’s fezziwig, alive again!
b. ebenezer dances with all three of the daughters, as does dick. they compete for the daughters, happily, in the dance.
c. scrooge and the ghost of christmas past stand alone now. the music is gone.
d. scrooge. i should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now! that’s all!

Explanation:

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

• Option A: The Fezziwigs' party was a happy memory, not painful, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: Scrooge's reaction is more about reflection on his own actions, not puzzling over the Ghost's reasons, so B is incorrect.
• Option C: Revisiting the Fezziwigs' generous and joyful Christmas party makes Scrooge realize his own ungenerosity toward Bob Cratchit, leading to feelings of regret. This matches.
• Option D: Scrooge's focus after the party is on his own clerk (Bob Cratchit) and regret, not wondering about Dick Wilkins, so D is incorrect.

(Part B):
We need a quotation that supports the answer to Part A (Scrooge is sorry for being ungenerous to Bob Cratchit):

• Option A: This is about recognizing Fezziwig, not related to Bob Cratchit or regret, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: This describes the dance at the party, not Scrooge's reflection on his own actions, so B is incorrect.
• Option C: This is about the end of the party scene, not related to Bob Cratchit or regret, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: Scrooge says he would like to speak to his clerk (Bob Cratchit) now, showing his regret and desire to make amends for his ungenerosity, which supports Part A's answer.

Answer:

(Part A):
C. He is sorry that he has been ungenerous toward Bob Cratchit.