PLOT

• What is the setting of the novel "A Christmas Carol"?


  The novel is set mainly in London in 1843.
• Where does the first chapter of "A Christmas Carol" open and close?


  It opens in Scrooge's counting house and ends in his house.
• Who is Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner?

  Jacob Marley.
• What is Scrooge known for at the beginning of the novel?


  He is known for his love of money and his meanness.
• What day does the novel open on?

  Christmas Eve.
• How does Scrooge treat Bob Cratchit on a cold day?


  He refuses to let him have a proper fire.
• What is Scrooge's response to his nephew Fred's Christmas greeting?


  He replies "Bah... Humbug".
• What do the two 'portly gentlemen' ask Scrooge for?


  They are collecting money to give to the poor.
• How does Scrooge react to the carol singer?


  He chases the carol singer away.
• What strange occurrences happen when Scrooge gets home?


  He begins to see and hear strange things.
• Who visits Scrooge at home?

  The ghost of Jacob Marley.
• What does Marley warn Scrooge about?


  He warns that Scrooge could suffer the same fate as him.
• How many spirits will visit Scrooge according to Marley?


  Three spirits.
• What is the setting of Chapter 2?


  Scrooge's bedroom.
• Who visits Scrooge at midnight in Chapter 2?

  The Ghost of Christmas Past.
• What does the Ghost of Christmas Past show Scrooge first?


  His childhood school.
• How does Scrooge feel when he sees his younger self at school?


  He weeps.
• Who does Scrooge see when the Ghost takes him to a later Christmas?


  His sister, Fan.
• What does Fan tell young Scrooge?


  That things are better at home and their father wants him to come home forever.
• Who is Mr. Fezziwig?


  Scrooge's old employer.
• What does Scrooge realize about Mr. Fezziwig's party?


  How easy it was for Fezziwig to make people happy.
• What does Belle tell Scrooge when she breaks off their engagement?


  That he loves money more than he loves her.
• How does Scrooge react to the scenes shown by the Ghost?


  He becomes upset and demands to go home.
• What is the setting of Chapter 3?

  Scrooge's bedroom and various places celebrating Christmas.
• Who does Scrooge meet in Chapter 3?


  The Ghost of Christmas Present.
• What does the Ghost of Christmas Present show Scrooge about the Cratchit family?


  They appreciate their Christmas dinner despite their poverty.
• What does Scrooge ask the Ghost about Tiny Tim?


  Whether Tiny Tim will live.
• What does the Ghost of Christmas Present reveal about Tiny Tim's future?


  He will not live unless things change.
• What does Scrooge see at his nephew Fred's house?


  Fred and his friends enjoying Christmas and having fun at Scrooge's expense.
• How does the chapter end in Chapter 3?

  The Ghost shows Scrooge two children, Ignorance and Want.
• What is the setting of Chapter 4?


  The city of London, including various locations like the Exchange and a graveyard.
• What does Scrooge see when he is shown visions of the future?


  Men discussing someone's funeral without emotion.
• What does Scrooge realize about the dead man's belongings?


  They have been stolen by people who are selling them.
• How does Scrooge feel when he sees the dead man?


  He is horrified and disgusted.
• What does Scrooge see at the Cratchits' house in the future?


  Tiny Tim has died and the family is mourning him.
• What does Scrooge ask the Ghost at the end of Chapter 4?


  Who the dead man is.
• What does the Ghost reveal to Scrooge at the graveyard?


  That the gravestone has Scrooge's name on it.
• What does Scrooge promise the Ghost?


  That he will change his life.
• What is the setting of Chapter 5?


  It is Christmas morning in the present.
• How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas morning?


  He is happy and determined to change.