Describe the relationship between Scrooge and Marley.
Scrooge and Marley were former business partners until Marley's death, some seven years before the beginning of the book.
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What is Scrooge’s job? If he were alive today, what type of job do you think he would have? Why?
Ebenezer Scrooge was a banker. The reason Ebenezer Scrooge was so rich was that he made his living lending other people money and charging interest.
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On p. 8 it says that it has been 7 years since Marley had died but the sign at the office still read “Scrooge and Marley”. Why do you think that Scrooge didn’t bother to change the sign?
Scrooge has never bothered to change the sign because it has always been there.
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How does Scrooge treat his clerk? How does he respond to his clerk’s request for Christmas day off?
Scrooge complains that it is not "convenient" or "fair" for him to be expected to give his employee a day off for the holiday of Christmas.
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Describe Marley’s ghost – provide both a physical and emotional description.
He is a tired and tortured ghost.
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On p. 20, Marley’s Ghost has cashboxes, ledgers, and other things from the business attached to him with chains. What do the things attached to the chains symbolize?
The cash-boxes, ledgers, padlocks, keys, and deeds attached to the ghost of Marley's chain in A Christmas Carol symbolize his greed and the things he valued...
