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'A Christmas Carol' Stave 2
'A Christmas Carol' Stave 2
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1
According to young Scrooge, what does the world profess "to condemn"?
the mistreatment of the poor
the pursuit of wealth
the inequalities in society
the hoarding of money
2
What language techniques does Dickens use to show Scrooge's distress at the vision of Belle?
block capitals
exclamatory sentences
commands
powerful similes
3
The reason Scrooge spent so many Christmases at school is because...?
his mother cannot cope with him and all his siblings
he loved spending the holidays with his friends
he is an orphan
his father seems to have been unkind to him
4
Even when the Ghost of Christmas Past has vanished, what remains that Scrooge cannot hide?
music
light
the faces of the people they have just seen
memories
5
The GofCPast has fresh green holly (a "wintry emblem") but what is it wearing in contrast?
a crown of feathers
ears of corn in its hair
summer flowers
a daisy chain
6
When Scrooge arrives at the place "I was bred in", identify a reaction he has?
a teardrop runs down his cheek
he stumbles to the ground, disorientated
a trembling lip
he is left gasping for breath
7
After the dance at Fezziwig's, Scrooge says he would like to have "a word or two" with who?
my nephew, Fred
my old boss, Fezziwig
my clerk, Bob
my younger self
8
The Ghost of Christmas Past's claim that his presence is for Scrooge's "welfare" is changed to?
sins
salvation
reclamation
redemption
9
The GofCPast is described in contradictions e.g "long and muscular" arms but its feet and legs .......?
most delicately formed
as thin and short as pencils
as fragile as frozen twigs
as delicate and fragile as a child's
10
How does Scrooge rid himself of the Ghost of Christmas Past?
he pulls down the extinguisher cap on its head
he wrestles with it until the spirit vanishes entirely
he closes his eyes and screams at it to leave him
he closes the curtains of his bed on it
11
Due to Marley dying, the vision Scrooge sees of Belle and her family is at least how old?
1 year
5 years
7 years
10 years
12
The Ghost of Christmas Past says of Scrooge's sister, Fan, that "she had a large..."?
heart
spirit
head
soul
13
Belle, Scrooge's old fiancée, says what type of idol has replaced her?
a shallow one
a golden one
a hollow one
an evil one
14
Where does the Ghost of Christmas Past appear to Scrooge?
At the foot of his bed
Near Scrooge's head
At the window
In the next door room
15
What does Scrooge say that Fezziwig did NOT have "the power" over them?
to make our service light or burdensome
to make our service a pleasure or a toil
to make us successes or failures
to render us happy or unhappy
16
What is the first regret Scrooge experiences from his actions in Stave 1?
chasing off the carol singer
not being kinder to Bob Cratchit
not being charitable to the two "portly gentlemen"
not accepting Fred's invitation to dinner
17
According to Scrooge's fiancée, the memory of their parting will cause him pain for how long?
until the next payment of gold is clasped in his hands
many, many a year
a very, very brief time
for the rest of his days
18
Scrooge worked for Fezziwig in what capacity?
as an assistant
as a manager
as an accountant
as an apprentice
19
On seeing his old fiancée's daughter, Scrooge imagines her as his daughter using what metaphor?
"a spring-time in the haggard winter of his life"
"a sun in his cold, miserable world"
"a ray of light in the darkness he had created for himself"
"an ember of warmth to touch his chilled heart"
20
What "fragments" are in the face of the Ghost of Christmas Past at the end of Stave 2?
all three of the Ghosts who haunt Scrooge
all the money hoarded in his counting house
all the faces it had shown him
all the Christmases Scrooge has ignored
