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