Scrooge refuses to contribute to the Christmas Fund for the Poor because...

he pays his taxes, which fund the poorhouses and prisons

After Marley's death, Scrooge...

never painted out Marley's name above the door

Bob Cratchit's fire...

was much smaller than Scrooge's

Scrooge spends Christmas Eve...

alone working on the balance of his banker's book

On arriving home, Scrooge's first hint of anything unusual is...

seeing Marley's face in his door knocker

Scrooge was puzzled about whether Marley could see the toothpick because...

Marley didn't turn his head to look

Marley claims that Scrooge...

has a chain longer and heavier than Marley's

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A Christmas Carol - Stave One

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A review of the plot and literary devices from Stave One of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

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1
Fred asks Scrooge to...
donate money to charity
give Bob Cratchit a raise
loan him some money
join him for Christmas dinner
2
Scrooge lives in the chambers which once belonged to...
old Fezziwig
his sister
his dead business partner
Bob Cratchit
3
Scrooge keeps his door open in order to...
listen to the happy sounds of Christmas carolers.
watch the Christmas shoppers by.
feel the warmth of the fire in the next room.
keep an eye on his clerk.
4
Scrooge refuses to contribute to the Christmas Fund for the Poor because...
he is poor and has no money to give
the charity workers are rude and corrupt
he has already made a generous donation to the poor
he pays his taxes, which fund the poorhouses and prisons
5
Scrooge is disappointed with his nephew because Fred...
did not honor his dead mother
fell in love and got married
got married for money
never came to visit Scrooge
6
After Marley leaves, Scrooge...
falls asleep
finishes eating his dinner
says Humbug and goes out for a walk
locks the door
7
"Solitary as an oyster" is an example of...
repetition
a simile
personification
a metaphor
8
"Scrooge was his sole execute, sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee"
metaphor
repetition
personification
simile
9
"Up Scrooge went" is an example of...
inference
inversion
imagery
irony
10
After Marley's death, Scrooge...
was very sad
never painted out Marley's name above the door
passed on his business to his nephew
never told anyone
11
Bob Cratchit's fire...
looked very mysterious
was replenished often
was warm and inviting
was much smaller than Scrooge's
12
Dickens uses hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story. This is...
foreshadowing
repetition
stereotype
personification
13
The "gruff old bell was always peeping slyly down at Scrooge" is an example of...
a simile
oxymoron
a metaphor
personification
14
"No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitter than he." is..
a simile
a metaphor
repetition
personification
15
A Christmas Carol is written in the...
third-person limited POV
third-person objective POV
first-person POV
third-person omniscient POV
16
"There's more of gravy that of grave about you, whatever you are!" is...
a pun
a paradox
verbal irony
oxymoron
17
Scrooge spends Christmas Eve...
alone working on the balance of his banker's book
sledding and ice skating
visiting Marley's grave
window shopping
18
On arriving home, Scrooge's first hint of anything unusual is...
seeing Marley's face in his door knocker
hearing a clank of chains
finding a fire lit
finding an open window
19
Scrooge was puzzled about whether Marley could see the toothpick because...
it was dark in the bedroom chambers
Marley wasn't wearing his spectacles
Marley didn't turn his head to look
he wasn't sure if ghosts could see small details
20
How long has Marley been dead?
seven years
five years
eight years
six years
21
Scrooge believes the poor should...
be given jobs to help them pay their bills
be given a warm place to sleep
be provided with a free Christmas dinner
go to prison
22
Marley claims that Scrooge...
has a chain longer and heavier than Marley's
has many enemies
will never be happy
will some day be poor
23
Who asks Scrooge, "What reason have you to be morose? You're rich enough."?
Bob Cratchit
his nephew Fred
one of the charity workers
Marley
24
"Old Marley was as dead as a doornail" is an example of...
repetition
simile
metaphor
personification
25
When Bob Cratchit applauds Fred's speech, what does Scrooge threaten to do?
take away Cratchit's usual Christmas bonus
fire Cratchit
make Cratchit work on Christmas
take away part of Cratchit's salary

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