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What is Fred’s attitude toward Scrooge despite his coldness?
Cheerful and forgiving
What does Bob Cratchit do after work on Christmas Eve?
Goes home to celebrate with his family.
How does Bob Cratchit react when Scrooge agrees to give him Christmas Day off?
He thanks Scrooge gratefully.
What does Scrooge think of Christmas as a holiday?
A waste of time and money
What time of day does most of Stave One take place?
Evening and night
What is the setting of Scrooge’s counting-house?
Cold, dark, and sparsely furnished
How does Scrooge react to the idea of three spirits visiting him?
He feels uneasy but doesn’t fully believe it.
What does Scrooge do after Marley’s ghost disappears?
He goes to bed.
What does Marley say about the business of mankind?
Mankind was my business.
What lesson does Marley warn Scrooge to learn?
To change his ways and avoid Marley’s fate.
What time does Marley tell Scrooge the first spirit will arrive?
At one o’clock
What is Scrooge’s first reaction to hearing about the spirits?
He dismisses it as nonsense.
What do the chains Marley wears symbolize?
The greed and selfishness of his life
How many spirits does Marley say will visit Scrooge?
Three
What does Marley say about Scrooge’s future?
He will suffer a worse fate unless he changes.
Why is Marley condemned to wander the Earth?
Because of his selfish life and lack of charity
How does Scrooge initially explain the ghost’s appearance?
As indigestion ("an undigested bit of beef").
What does Marley’s ghost carry with him?
Chains made of cashboxes, padlocks, and ledgers
What is wrapped around Marley’s ghost’s head?
A bandage
How is Marley’s ghost described when it first appears?
Transparent and bound in chains
What sound does Scrooge hear as Marley’s ghost approaches?
Chains rattling
How does Scrooge react to seeing Marley’s face on the knocker?
He is startled but dismisses it.
What object does Scrooge notice on his door knocker?
Marley’s face
What food does Scrooge eat before bed?
Gruel
What weather condition is described as Scrooge walks home?
Foggy and cold
What time does Scrooge leave work on Christmas Eve?
After sunset
What does Scrooge do when he hears carolers singing outside his office?
He scares them away.
What does Scrooge complain about when Bob asks for Christmas Day off?
It’s a poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth of December.
How does Bob Cratchit keep warm at work?
By warming his hands over a candle
What is the name of Scrooge’s clerk?
Bob Cratchit
What does Scrooge give to his clerk as a Christmas gift?
Nothing
How much money does Scrooge donate to the poor?
None
What does Scrooge say about prisons and workhouses?
Are they still in operation?
Who asks Scrooge for a donation to the poor?
Two portly gentlemen
How does Scrooge describe people who celebrate Christmas?
Idiots who should be boiled in their own pudding.
What does Fred call Christmas in his speech?
A kind, forgiving, charitable time.
How does Scrooge respond to Fred’s invitation?
He refuses.
Who invites Scrooge to Christmas dinner?
Fred
What is Scrooge’s famous phrase about Christmas?
Bah! Humbug!
What is the relationship between Scrooge and Marley?
Business partners
How long has Marley been dead at the start of the story?
Seven years
What is the first line of A Christmas Carol?
Marley was dead, to begin with.
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