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Christmas Carol Character Profiles
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Christmas Carol Character Profiles
Read the story extract, then answer the questions. Use details from the extract to support your ideas. For open questions, there may be more than one reasonable answer.
On a bitter Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge sat alone in his counting-house. His clerk, Bob Cratchit, worked at a small desk near the fire. The fire was so low that Bob had to warm his hands over a candle. When Bob asked to have Christmas Day off, Scrooge grumbled that it was a poor excuse for losing a day’s work. Still, Bob thanked him politely and hurried home to his family.
That night, Scrooge was visited by the ghost of his former partner, Jacob Marley. Marley’s chains clanked as he warned Scrooge that a life spent caring only for money would leave him lonely and full of regret. He told Scrooge that three spirits would visit.
The first spirit showed Scrooge scenes from his past. He saw himself as a lonely boy and later as a young man who had let the love of his life slip away because he valued money more. Scrooge watched in silence, beginning to understand how his choices had hurt him and others.
The second spirit took Scrooge to Bob Cratchit’s home. The family had little, but they shared their meal and enjoyed one another’s company. Bob’s youngest child, Tiny Tim, walked with a crutch. Even so, Tim spoke cheerfully and hoped that people might see him at church and remember who made a person lame or well. Scrooge asked whether Tim would live. The spirit replied that, without help, an empty chair would stand at the family table in the future.
At last, the third spirit showed Scrooge a future in which people spoke of his death without sadness. Frightened by what he saw, Scrooge promised to change. On Christmas morning, he woke with a chance to act differently. He sent a large turkey to the Cratchit family, gave money to help people in need and treated Bob with warmth. Scrooge became a kinder man, and the Cratchits welcomed him into their Christmas celebration.
Build a character profile
Look closely at what each character says and does. Then use clues from the extract to explain your thinking.
1.Which pair of traits best describes Scrooge at the beginning?
- Generous and cheerful
- Miserly and lonely
- Patient and playful
- Brave and curious
2.How does Bob respond when Scrooge grumbles about his day off? Choose the best answer.
- He shouts and storms out.
- He thanks Scrooge politely and goes home.
- He refuses to work again.
- He asks Marley to speak for him.
3.True or false? Marley warns Scrooge that a life focused only on money may lead to loneliness and regret. Explain your choice in one sentence.
4.Tiny Tim walks with a crutch and hopes that people at church will remember who made a person lame or well. What quality does this hope suggest about him?
5.Match each character to the role they play in Scrooge’s story.
- Jacob Marley
- Bob Cratchit
- Tiny Tim
- Shows patience and care for his family despite having little
- Warns Scrooge about the consequences of his choices
- Represents hope and helps Scrooge notice the effects of poverty
6.Name one moment from Scrooge’s past that helps him understand how his choices affected his life.
7.Why is the empty chair in the spirit’s warning important to Scrooge? Explain what it makes him think about.
8.Trace Scrooge’s change. Give one detail showing what he is like at the beginning and one detail showing what he does differently at the end.
9.What do we learn about the Cratchit family from the way they spend Christmas together, even though they have little?
10.Which spirit do you think has the greatest effect on Scrooge: the spirit of the past, present or future? Choose one and support your view with a detail from the extract.
11.Imagine you are writing a short profile of Bob Cratchit. Choose two adjectives to describe him, then use an action or detail from the extract as evidence.
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