What is Scrooge's initial response to the ghost?

You're not real, just my imagination

What does Scrooge do when he goes inside the house?

Tries to get the vision of Marley out of his mind

What happens when Scrooge arrives at his house?

He sees Marley's face in place of the knocker

What is Marley's ghost most tortured by?

remorse over lost opportunities

The purpose of showing Scrooge's nephew and the two portly gentlemen was most likely to...

emphasize Scrooge's evil by contrasting it with generosity

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A Christmas Carol - Stave 1

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1
What is Scrooge's initial response to the ghost?
Let's make a deal
I told you I'm not giving any money
I'll change my ways immediately
You're not real, just my imagination
2
What does Scrooge see outside his window?
Ghosts migrating between the worlds
Tiny Tim begging in the streets
The mournful world of spirits
Angels ascending and descending from Heaven
3
Why does Dickens spend so much time describing the weather?
To emphasize the climax
To foreshadow coming events
To contrast the Christmas cheer in the office
To make the chapter longer
4
What does Scrooge do when he goes inside the house?
Makes a plan to change his ways
Tries to get the vision of Marley out of his mind
Turn on all the lights
Build a large fire
5
What happens when Scrooge arrives at his house?
He sees Marley's face in place of the knocker
Three ghosts are waiting for him
All the electricity suddenly goes out
The chains on his moneyboxes are unlocked
6
What is Marley's ghost most tortured by?
Hell's incessant fires
Being unable to convince Scrooge to change
remorse over lost opportunities
the weight of the chains
7
Who visits Scrooge at his house, and why?
Tiny Tim, as a beggar
Marley, as a precaution
Bob Crachett, as a charity worker
Marley's ghost, as a warning
8
Dickens' tone can most accurately be described as...
morbid and fearful
chatty and witty
preachy and didactic
pompous and conceited
9
The purpose of showing Scrooge's nephew and the two portly gentlemen was most likely to...
develop the traits of the townspeople
emphasize Scrooge's evil by contrasting it with generosity
illustrate the theme that society is corrupt
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10
When did Marley die?
Seven years ago
On Christmas day
He's not yet dead.
Three years ago

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