a christmas carol quotes

• According to the text, what is Scrooge being shown that it is okay to do?

  Feel emotion
• According to the text, what is the consequence of Scrooge not changing?

  He is alone
• In the text, what do oysters signify about Scrooge?

  Scrooge is good inside
• In "A Christmas Carol", what kind of question is "your lip is trembling. and what's that on your cheek"?

  Rhetorical question
• According to the text, what is Scrooge experiencing when his "lip is trembling"?

  Sadness
• What is Scrooge compared to in the phrase "solitary as an oyster"?

  Solitary confinement
• According to the text, into what situation has Scrooge forced himself?

  Being solitary
• According to the text, what is Scrooge doing for the first time in years?

  Feeling emotion
• What does the text say that the chains create the idea of?

  He is being weighed down by sins
• According to the text, what is the result of "I wear the chain I forged in life"?

  He's paying for his mistakes
• What words are used to describe Scrooge?

  "cold""hard""evil"
• According to the text, what is associated with chains?

  Prison/trapped
• How does the phrase "solitary as an oyster" enhance the understanding of Scrooge's character?

  Highlights his self-imposed isolation