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Who is the first Ghost to appear to Scrooge?
Jacob Marley
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What does Dickens establish about Marley in the opening line?
Marley is
dead
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How does the phrase ‘Marley was dead: to begin with’ affect the reader?
It
shocks
the reader
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What theme does ‘A Christmas Carol’ primarily explore?
Time-travel
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How does Dickens manage the structure of time travel in the story?
Through
Marley’s
visit
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What does Marley explain to Scrooge during his visit?
There will be
three
more
Spirits
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How does the reader's knowledge of Marley’s death affect the story's structure?
It makes the
structure
easier to
follow
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What literary device does Dickens use to emphasize Marley’s death?
Repetition
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What simile does Dickens use to describe Marley’s death?
‘Marley
was as
dead
as a
door-nail’
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Who was the ‘sole
mourner’
at Marley’s funeral?
Scrooge
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What does Marley’s ghostly appearance foreshadow?
The
arrival
of Marley’s Ghost later
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What items does Marley’s Ghost wear as chains?
Cash-boxes
,
keys
,
padlocks
,
ledgers
,
deeds
,
purses
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What do the items in Marley’s chains symbolize?
His
greed
during life
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What warning does Marley’s appearance serve to Scrooge?
He
could
be
punished
for his
greed
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What does Marley mean by ‘I wear the chain I
forged
in
life’
?
He is
suffering
due to his
past
actions
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What religious concept does Dickens reference through Marley’s punishment?
Purgatory
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What does the verb ‘doomed’ imply about Marley’s fate?
He has been
judged
and
condemned
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How does the alliteration in ‘wander’ and ‘world’ affect the sentence?
It emphasizes the
eternal
length of punishment
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What does Marley regret about his life?
His focus on
profit
over people
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What pun does Marley use to convey his message to Scrooge?
‘Mankind
was my business’
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How does Dickens describe Scrooge’s relationship with Marley?
As Marley’s
‘sole friend’
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What does the repetition of ‘sole’ emphasize about Scrooge and Marley?
The
solitary
nature
of
their
work
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How does the imagery of the ‘solitary as an oyster’ simile relate to Scrooge?
It
highlights
his
loneliness
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What lesson does Dickens convey through Marley and Scrooge's characters?
Don’t focus purely on
self-gain
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What does Dickens suggest is the Christian duty of his readers?
To
help
others
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What is the main message of ‘The Life of Our Lord’ by Dickens?
Do
good
always, even to those who do
evil
Love your
neighbor
as yourself
Be
gentle
,
merciful
, and
forgiving
Show love for
God
through
actions
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