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a christmas carol
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Who is the main character in Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol?
Ebenezer Scrooge
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What is the setting of Stave 1?
London
on
Christmas Eve
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What does the sign outside Scrooge's office read?
Scrooge and
Marley
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How long has Jacob Marley been dead?
Seven
years
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Who is Bob Cratchit?
Scrooge's
clerk
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What is the condition of the office's fireplace?
It
provides
little heat
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How does Scrooge respond to the idea of buying more coal?
He
refuses
to
pay
for it
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Who bursts into Scrooge's office with holiday greetings?
Fred
, Scrooge's nephew
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What is Scrooge's response to Fred's Christmas invitation?
He says "Bah!
Humbug
!"
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What do the portly gentlemen ask Scrooge for?
A
charitable
donation
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How does Scrooge react to the gentlemen's request for charity?
He angrily refuses to
donate
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What does Scrooge think about Christmas?
He
believes
it
shuts down business
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What does Scrooge begrudgingly allow Bob Cratchit?
A day off for
Christmas
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How does Scrooge spend his evening after work?
He dines at his
usual
tavern
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What does Scrooge see in the doorknocker?
A ghostly image of
Jacob Marley
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How does Scrooge feel about the darkness in his home?
He likes it because it's
cheap
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What unusual sight does Scrooge see as he climbs the stairs?
A
locomotive
hearse
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What happens when Scrooge is in his room eating gruel?
Images of
Marley's
face appear
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How does Scrooge react to the strange visions he sees?
He dismisses them as "
Humbug
!"
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Who appears as a ghost in Scrooge's room?
Jacob Marley
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What does Marley's ghost tell Scrooge about his fate?
He is punished for his
sins
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What do the chains on Marley's ghost symbolize?
His
greed
and misdeeds
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How many spirits will visit Scrooge?
Three
spirits
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When will the first two spirits appear?
At
one o'clock
in the morning
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What do the spirits Scrooge sees outside represent?
Failure
to lead honorable lives
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What does the opening Stave establish about the novel's structure?
It has an
allegorical
structure
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What does Scrooge represent in the allegory?
Greed
and
apathy
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Who does Bob Cratchit personify in the story?
The
suffering
poor
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What does Fred represent in the story?
The joy of
Christmas
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How does Dickens portray the Poor Laws in the story?
As
flawed
and unfair
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What does Scrooge's defense of the Poor Laws reveal?
His
selfishness
and cruelty
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What are the main themes established in Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol?
Greed and apathy represented by
Scrooge
The suffering of the poor represented by
Bob Cratchit
The joy of Christmas represented by
Fred
The flaws of the
Poor Laws
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What narrative style is used in A Christmas Carol?
Blend of wild comedy and atmospheric horror
Use of
allegory
and
symbolism
Character-driven
storytelling
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What is the structure of A Christmas Carol?
Divided into five
Staves
Each Stave contains distinct episodes
Focus on
Scrooge's
spiritual re-education
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