Movie Questions
1. Name one adjective Dickens used to describe Americans at the beginning of the film.
2. Why did Dickens write A Christmas Carol?
3. Where did he get the idea for the story?
4. What gift did Charles Dickens father give the children? What did the pet do?
5. What was Charles Dickens father selling to the newspaper?
6. Where did he get the name for the Marley character?
7. Where did he get the idea for the character Scrooge?
8. What did the publishers think of Christmas?
9. How long did Dickens have to write the story?
10. How much money did he borrow to help him pay the illustrator?
11. Why is his father in London?
12. Describe one of Dickens flashbacks.
13. Who is the model for the Christmas Present Ghost?
14. Why was Dickens angry with his friend John Forster after he read him part of the story?
15. Why did Dickens go back to the factory?
16. Why did Dickens not want John to read the review of the book?
1. Name one adjective Dickens used to describe Americans at the beginning of the film.
2. Why did Dickens write A Christmas Carol?
3. Where did he get the idea for the story?
4. What gift did Charles Dickens father give the children? What did the pet do?
5. What was Charles Dickens father selling to the newspaper?
6. Where did he get the name for the Marley character?
7. Where did he get the idea for the character Scrooge?
8. What did the publishers think of Christmas?
9. How long did Dickens have to write the story?
10. How much money did he borrow to help him pay the illustrator?
11. Why is his father in London?
12. Describe one of Dickens flashbacks.
13. Who is the model for the Christmas Present Ghost?
14. Why was Dickens angry with his friend John Forster after he read him part of the story?
15. Why did Dickens go back to the factory?
16. Why did Dickens not want John to read the review of the book?