Finish the quote: "a red-faced gentleman with a __________ excrescence on the end of his nose"
pendulous
Dickens's father was sent to a debtor's prison when Dickens was just a boy. Where did Dickens have to go to work?
A blacking factory
What technique is used in the quote "piercing, searching, biting cold"?
Pathetic fallacy OR triple OR personification OR harsh plosive sounds
What was peculiar about the Ghost of Christmas Past's features?
They seemed to contradict each other, e.g. old/young, close by/far away
Why did Dickens include the character of Fezziwig?
To show what a good employer should be like
The Poor Law of 1834 meant that destitute people were sent where?
The workhouse
What is the list of adjectives used to describe Ignorance and Want?
"Yellow, meagre, ragged, scowling, wolfish"
What happened with the population of England during the Industrial Revolution?
People moved from the countryside into towns and cities
What adjective is missing? "_________ party, _________ games, _________ unanimity, ___-___-___ happiness!"
Wonderful
Belle uses what kind of language when she is separating from Scrooge?
Transactional/semantic field of money - "our contract is an old one", "a golden one", "the master-passion, Gain"
Finish the quote: "It was cold, bleak, biting weather: _____ withal"
foggy
How many children do the Cratchits have?
Six - Martha, Peter, Belinda, Tiny Tim and the two young Cratchits
Who does Fan say is kinder now?
Their father
Which character is described as having a "comfortable, oily, rich, fat, jovial" voice?
Mr Fezziwig
What does the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come resemble?
The Grim Reaper
What does the food in the room with the Ghost of Christmas Present represent?
Plenty and abundance
What two words is Scrooge's name a mixture of?
Screw and gouge
Finish the quote: "these young Cratchits ________ about the table"
danced
What is the list of present progressive verbs used to emphasise Scrooge's miserliness in Stave 1?
"squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching"
How many scenes is Belle present for?
Two