quotes

• What is the first quote in "A Christmas Carol"?

  "Solitary as an oyster"
• What does the quote "Decrease the surplus population" imply?


  It suggests reducing the number of poor people
• What is the third quote in "A Christmas Carol"?

  "Bah! Humbug!"
• What actions are described in the fourth quote?

  • Scrooge's actions:
  • Squeezing
  • Wrenching
  • Grasping
  • Scraping
  • Clutching
  • Covetous
• How does Scrooge describe himself in the fifth quote?

  "Hard and sharp as flint"
• What does the sixth quote suggest about Scrooge's demeanor?

  He is foggy yet colder in nature
• What does the seventh quote say about Scrooge's interactions?

  Every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas"
• What does the eighth quote convey about darkness?

  • Darkness is cheap
  • Scrooge is likened to darkness
• What does the ninth quote describe about the chain Scrooge wears?

  It was clasped around his middle
• How is the chain described in the ninth quote?

  It was long and wound about him
• What does the tenth quote say about the fog?

  The fog came pouring in at every chink
• What does the eleventh quote say about the spirit's appearance?

  The spirit had a bright clear jet of light
• How is the twelfth quote about the solitary child described?

  Neglected by his friends
• What does the thirteenth quote imply about the boy singing?

  He was singing a Christmas Carol at the door
• What does the fourteenth quote suggest about the coal?

  It would have been treason to have overdone it
• What does the fifteenth quote reveal about Scrooge's chains?

  He has worn the chains he forged in life
• What does the sixteenth quote say about happiness?

  It gives a great cost for fortune
• What does the seventeenth quote suggest about Scrooge's belief?

  It would do him good to see his old clerk
• What does the eighteenth quote imply about Scrooge's ability to speak?

  He should be able to say a word or two
• What does the nineteenth quote express about springtime?

  It is in the haggard winter of his life
• What does the twentieth quote say about removal?

  "Remove me! I cannot bear it!"
• What does the twenty-first quote reveal about the character's feelings?

  • The character feels wonderful
  • The character expresses love for the child
• What does the twenty-second quote suggest about the character's wish?

  He wished to know why the child was quiet
• What does the twenty-third quote imply about the character's thoughts?

  It might be pleasant to remember on Christmas Day
• What does the twenty-fourth quote say about the character's worth?

  They are worth less and less to live
• What are the themes present in "A Christmas Carol"?

  • Redemption
  • The spirit of Christmas
  • Social criticism
  • Transformation
• How did the character feel when he told them something?

  He was tremulous.
• What was the character's reaction when he mentioned Tiny Tim?

  He trembled more.
• What did nobody say or think about?

  It was all a small pudding.
• How did the character view himself compared to others?

  He felt less worthy than millions.
• What did the character think about kind words between people?

  They were rarely given.
• How did the character describe the boy and girl?

  The boy was Ignorance, the girl was Want.
• What did the character say about the man?

  He was a man's.
• How did the phantoms approach?

  They approached slowly and silently.
• What was the character's relief about?

  He was glad they hadn't been idle.
• How did the phantoms appear?

  They were still as statues.
• What did the spirit say about the unhappy man?

  It might be his own case.
• How did the spirit behave?

  It did not stay for anything.
• What did the character say about living in different times?

  He would live in the past, present, and future.
• How did the character feel when he looked at the spirit?

  He looked cheerfully.