vocabulary
vocabulary
Stave 3
stave 3
stave 3
100

great merriment

glee

100

elation

exulted

100

What was the spirit's name in stave 3?

Ghost of Christmas Present

100
What happened when Scrooge touched the Spirit's robe?

Everything vanished

100

When did the ghost say that its life would end?

at midnight

200

an urge to do or say something that is better left undone or unsaid

compulsion

200

to be modest in behavior

demurely

200

Who is Fred?

Scrooge's nephew

200

How might Tiny Tim be saved?

Only if the future changes

200

What did Scrooge see coming towards him at the end?

a phantom

300

intense anger that is kept inside

seething

300

depressing, dreary, dark

dismal

300

Where did they visit first?

the Cratchit's house

300

The mention of Scrooge's name did what to the Cratchit household?

It cast a dark shadow on the room.

300

What did Fred say that Scrooge loses by not spending time with the family?

pleasant moments

400

a way a person behaves towards others

demeanor

400

easily seen

conspicuous

400

Who was Bob Cratchit?

Scrooge's clerk

400

What does the spirit look like? 4 things

green robe, bare feet, torch in his hand, brown curls, holly wreath around his head

400

When the niece says that Scrooge is rich, what does Fred say?

He doesn't use his wealth for goodness.

500

to offer comfort to someone

consolation
500

with a dark weather beaten complexion

swarthy

500

What was Scrooge's reply when asked if Tiny Tim would live?

I see a vacant seat and a crutch without an owner.

500

What was in the spirit's robe at the end?  What were their names?  What did the spirit warn Scrooge?

two children --named Ignorance and Want-- and to beware of them

500

What did Fred say Scrooge suffers from?

His own ill whims

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