A Christmas Carol Study Guide

Assessment (multiple choice)

melancholy

a feeling of deep sadness

Example: Scrooge feels melancholy when he sees his lonely childhood.

resolute

firmly determined

Example: Scrooge is resolute in his promise to change his ways.

countenance

a person’s face or expression

Example: Fear shows clearly on Scrooge’s countenance in Stave IV.

derision

mockery or ridicule

Example: People once spoke of Scrooge with derision after his death.

beguile

 to charm or trick

Example: The Ghost of Christmas Past beguiles Scrooge into revisiting memories.

penitence

visage