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• What is the setting of this novel?

  London, England, 1800's
• On what day does the novel start?

  Christmas Eve
• What do we learn about Marley on the first page of the novella?

  He is dead
• What is Scrooge's relationship to Marley?

  They were business partners.
• What does Scrooge's nephew ask him?

  He asks Scrooge to have Christmas dinner at his house.
• How does Scrooge respond to his nephew's invitation?

  Scrooge tells his nephew that he will not come to Christmas dinner.
• Which adjective best describes Scrooge?

  Greedy.
• What is Scrooge's first name?

  Ebenezer
• How did Scrooge respond the gentlemen collecting money for the poor?

  He told them he already supports the prisons and workhouses for the poor.
• Why did Scrooge get angry at Bob Cratchit?

  Bob asked if he could have the next day (Christmas day) off from work.
• Who sat next to Scrooge "many a day" these last few years?

  Jacob Marley
• Why must Scrooge have the three visits from the ghosts?

  In the hopes of escaping Jacob Marley's fate
• How did Jacob Marley leave?

  through the window.
• How are the ghosts being tormented?

  They long to help people, but they forever lost the power to do so.
• What does Marley's ghost have attached to him?

  Chains, money boxes and locks