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A Christmas Carol Stave 1

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  • Why does Scrooge like the darkness?
    Because it is "cheap"
  • Where does Scrooge first see the face of Marley's ghost?
    In his door knocker
  • What job does Scrooge have?
    He's a creditor (someone who lends people or businesses money)
  • Why does Scrooge use the phrase "humbug"?
    To show when he thinks something is nonsense
  • How is Fred related to Scrooge?
    He is Scrooge's nephew
  • How many years before the story began did Jacob Marley die?
    7 years
  • What two things would Scrooge rather support than charity?
    Prisons and workhouses
  • How is Fred the opposite of Scrooge?
    He is happy, outgoing and loves Christmas
  • What is the name of Scrooges clerk?
    Bob Crathcit
  • Who is described as "a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone"?
    Scrooge
  • What does Marley warn Scrooge about?
    To change his ways and that he will be haunted by 3 spirits
  • Scrooge is described as being: "Hard and sharp as flint". What is this an example of?
    Simile
  • Fill in the gap: "solitary as an ____ "
    Oyster
  • Fill in the gap: "They had better do it, and decrease the ______ population.”
    Surplus
  • We know Scrooge hates Christmas. What does his nephew Fred think of it?
    He believes that its “a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time.”
  • How does Scrooge react to the two men requesting donations for the poor?
    He refuses to give them anything, believing that poor people who can’t support themselves should go to workhouses, prisons, treadmills or simply die.
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