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Duplicate of 'A Christmas Carol' Stave 2
Duplicate of 'A Christmas Carol' Stave 2
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1
When Scrooge arrives at the place "I was bred in", identify a reaction he has?
a teardrop runs down his cheek
a trembling lip
he stumbles to the ground, disorientated
he is left gasping for breath
2
According to Scrooge's fiancee, 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
3
Belle, Scrooge's old fiancee, says what type of idol has replaced her?
a golden one
an evil one
a hollow one
a shallow one
4
Even when the Ghost of Christmas Past has vanished, what remains that Scrooge cannot hide?
light
memories
music
the faces of the people they have just seen
5
The GofCPast has fresh green holly (a "wintry emblem") but what is it wearing in contrast?
ears of corn in its hair
a crown of feathers
a daisy chain
summer flowers
6
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 delicate and fragile as a child's
as fragile as frozen twigs
7
What language techniques does Dickens use to show Scrooge's distress at the vision of Belle?
imperatives
exclamatory sentences
powerful similes
block capitals
8
The Ghost of Christmas Past's claim that his presence is for Scrooge's "welfare" is changed to?
redemption
reclamation
salvation
sins
9
Due to Marley dying, the vision Scrooge sees of Belle and her family is at least how old?
1 year
5 years
10 years
7 years
10
The Ghost of Christmas Past says of Scrooge's sister, Fan, that "she had a large..."?
spirit
head
heart
soul
11
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
12
According to young Scrooge, what does the world profess "to condemn"?
the pursuit of wealth
the hoarding of money
the inequalities in society
the mistreatment of the poor
13
How does Scrooge rid himself of the Ghost of Christmas Past?
he pulls down the extinguisher cap on its head
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
14
Where does the Ghost of Christmas Past appear to Scrooge?
Near Scrooge's head
At the window
In the next door room
At the foot of his bed
15
The reason Scrooge spent so many Christmases at school is because...?
his father seems to have been unkind to him
his mother cannot cope with him and all his siblings
he is an orphan
he loved spending the holidays with his friends
16
What does Scrooge say that Fezziwig did NOT have "the power" over them?
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
17
What is the first regret Scrooge experiences from his actions in Stave 1?
not accepting Fred's invitation to dinner
not being kinder to Bob Cratchit
chasing off the carol singer
not being charitable to the two "portly gentlemen"
18
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
19
On seeing his old fiancée's daughter, Scrooge imagines her as his daughter using what metaphor?
"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"
"an ember of warmth to touch his chilled heart"
20
Scrooge worked for Fezziwig in what capacity?
as an apprentice
as an assistant
as a manager
as an accountant
