EXCERPT FROM 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL': MARLEY'S GHOST What does Scrooge do after the incident with the door knocker?

a)He hears the sound of thunder throughout the house and checks to make sure everything is alright.

b)He watches as a hearse is driven up the staircase in his home.

c)He goes through each room in the house to make sure he is alone and then locks all the doors.

d)He trims the candles in every single room in the house because he likes the darkness.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.