A Christmas Carol First Visit
How does Charles Dickens describe Scrooge's personality at the beginning of the story?
Unfeeling, uncaring, unaffected
What is the first spirit that visits Scrooge? (That is not Jacob Marley)
Ghost of Christmas Past
How does the Ghost of Christmas Present appear when Scrooge first sees him?
As a giant, sitting upon a throne of fruit and meats. He holds a large cup in his hand.
How is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come different from the other spirits Scrooge has met?
It does not speak.
How does Scrooge react when he wakes up on Christmas morning?
He is joyful, happy to be alive.
What famous quote reveals Scrooge's attitude toward Christmas?
"Bah Humbug!"
Why does Belle break off her engagement to Scrooge?
He has become too obsessed with money.
What does Scrooge learn about the Cratchit family during his visit to their home?
They are happy and thankful, even while being poor.
What do Scrooge and the Spirit learn from the people discussing the death of an unknown man?
They are unfeeling and only care about what has happened to his money.
What does Scrooge tell the boy outside his window to do?
Go purchase the prize turkey in the poulterer's window and send it to the Cratchit's.
Why does Scrooge refuse to donate money to the Two Gentlemen charity collectors?
He says he pays enough to provide for the prisons and the workhouses.
How does Scrooge react when he sees the shadows of Fezziwig's party?
Joyful and excited
Fred pities Scrooge and is unaffected by his bitterness toward him.
Whose name is on the gravestone at the end of the stave?
Ebeneezer Scrooge
Whose house does Scrooge go to during this stave?
His nephew Fred's.
What warning does Jacob Marley's ghost give to Scrooge?
That he will suffer the same fate as Jacob Marley, being chained by his money.
What kind of boss was Fezziwig?
Generous, kind, joyful
What are the two children the Spirit reveals were hiding in his robe at the end of the stave, and what do they represent?
They are Ignorance and Want, and they represent what Scrooge's greed and apathy are producing.
What does Scrooge discover when he visits the Cratchit family in this stave?
Tiny Tim has died
How does Scrooge react when he sees Bob Cratchit come in late the next morning?
He gives Bob Cratchit a raise.
How does Scrooge react when he first sees Jacob Marley's ghost?
He doesn't believe he is seeing a ghost, saying that it is just his indigestion.
Why does Scrooge insist on the Ghost taking him from the scene with Belle?
Because he has realized what he has lost.
Why is Tiny Tim important to the theme of this stave?
The Ghost says that the child will die because his family is too poor to get him treatment.
How does Scrooge feel about seeing the third spirit?
He is frightened.
How does Charles Dickens, the author, reveal that Scrooge's transformation was lasting?
He says he becomes a "second father" to Tiny Tim and was joyous keeping Christmas in his heart all year.