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