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How does Scrooge act when faced with each spirit?
He is frightened and unsure of what to expect from each Ghost.
How is the Ghost of Christmas Present (Stave 3) different from the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Stave 4)?
Christmas Present: he is a jolly, happy giant. He appears on a throne of Christmas food and transforms Scrooge's home.
Yet to Come: he is mysterious and menacing. He is shrouded in a dark cloak similar to the Grim Reaper. Scrooge is more afraid of him than any other Ghost.
What are 2 places that the Ghost of Christmas Future takes Scrooge?
a poor area of town where people are selling his goods, a dead man in a bed, 2 men talking about a dead man's funeral and to the cemetery to reveal who the dead man is that everyone is mocking
What is the first thing that the Ghost of Christmas Past reveals to Scrooge?
What is Scrooge's nephew's name?
Fred
What did Scrooge see with the Ghost of Christmas Present?
People being kind to another, celebrating the holiday whether they are poor or wealthy.
How do people feel about the death of Tiny Tim versus the dead man in Stave 4?
Tiny Tim: they are sad and grieving. They want to live their best life in honor of him. They will never forget him.
The Man: people mock him in death, they steal clothing off his body, they think the world is much better off without him.
What does Scrooge think when he looks through the window of his counting shop in Stave 4 and not see himself but another man that he does not know?
He believes that in the future he has finally gotten a new job and someone else has taken over Scrooge and Marley's.
What does the last spirit look like?
A dark cloak. Skeleton. He is like the Grim Reaper in appearance.
Who said ," "I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it.”
Jacob Marley
Why does Belle, Scrooges's girlfriend, end her engagement to Scrooge?
He loves money more.
What does Scrooge's reaction to learning he is the dead man reveal about his state of mind?
When Scrooge learns he is the dead man he is filled with regret and remorse for the way that he acted towards others.
What is the setting of the Christmas Carol story? (time and place)
What is Scrooge's opinion of Christmas?
He does not like the holiday or the idea of celebrating it. He thinks it is a wasted day and that he is losing out on money by closing his business on Christmas day. He thinks Christmas is BAH-HUMBUG!
What is Scrooge's employee's name?
Bob Cratchit
What does Jacob Marley carry around with him as a ghost?
Chains with lockboxes , keys, padlocks....
What craft move does the author use within the text to build towards the climax of the story?
Dickens uses hints to reveal that Scrooge will learn that he is the dead man in Stave 4.
How would you describe Scrooge's home in Stave 1?
Dark, gloomy, cold, isolated
What did the Ghost Of Christmas Present reveal to Scrooge beneath his robe?
two uncared for children named Ignorance and Want
What is the name of the man whom Ebenezer was an apprentice for when he was a young man?
Mr. Fezziwig
What does the Ghost reveal to Scrooge about Tiny Tim?
He will die in the future if Scrooge does not change his ways.
What kind of mood does the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come create in Stave 4?
dark, uncertain, gloomy, dread, fear
What is the place that Scrooge finally celebrates Christmas in Stave 4?
his nephew Fred's house
What does Charles Dickens want Scrooge (and the reader) to learn from each Ghost?
Dickens wants Scrooge (and the reader) to learn that it is everyone's business to do our best to be kind to others.