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Christmas Carol
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Scrooge
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Molly Wheaton
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Cards (27)
How is Scrooge initially presented in the novella?
As a
miserly
and
unpleasant
man
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What does Scrooge exclaim about Christmas?
He calls it
'Humbug!'
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Who visits Scrooge on Christmas Eve?
The ghost of
Jacob Marley
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What does Marley warn Scrooge about?
He will be
visited
by
three
ghosts
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What effect do the ghosts have on Scrooge?
They show him
fear
and
regret
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How does Scrooge change by the end of the story?
He shares his
wealth
and
generosity
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What are the key characteristics of Scrooge?
Miserable
Tight-fisted
Cold-hearted
Ill-mannered
Self-deluded
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How does Dickens describe Scrooge's cold-heartedness?
No
warmth
could
warm
him
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What literary device does Dickens use to represent Scrooge's nature?
Pathetic fallacy
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How does Scrooge treat Bob Cratchit on Christmas Eve?
He
denies
him a
decent fire
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What does Scrooge say to his nephew Fred?
He is
rude
and
dismissive
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What violent imagery does Scrooge use in his response to Christmas?
Boiled
with his
own
pudding
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How does Scrooge react to Marley's ghost?
He
tries to deny its existence
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What does Scrooge attribute Marley's ghost to?
Something
he
has
eaten
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What social context is relevant to A Christmas Carol?
Victorian
workhouses
for poor
children
Harsh living conditions and tough work
High number of children in workhouses
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How many children lived in workhouses in Britain in 1861?
35,000
children under
12
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What kind of work did children do in workhouses?
'Picking out'
old ropes
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What kind of punishments were common in workhouses?
Whipping
and
harsh
discipline
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What do the 'portly gentlemen' ask Scrooge for?
A
Christmas
donation
for
orphans
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How does Dickens introduce Scrooge's character?
With a
vivid
and
negative
description
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What does the exclamation 'Oh!' suggest about Scrooge?
Even the
narrator
is
overwhelmed
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What does the list of adjectives about Scrooge emphasize?
How
awful
and
greedy
he is
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What does the simile 'solitary as an oyster' suggest about Scrooge?
He is
hard
to
open
and
understand
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How does Dickens use imagery to describe Scrooge?
Through
harsh
and
vivid
comparisons
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Who are the three ghosts that visit Scrooge?
The Ghosts of
Christmas Past
,
Present,
and
Yet to Come
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What is the significance of Christmas in A Christmas Carol?
It represents
generosity
and
transformation
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How does Scrooge's character transform throughout the novella?
From
miserly
to
generous
and
kind
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