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