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A Christmas Carol

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  • Why does Belle end her engagement to Scrooge?
    She ends it because he loves money more than her
  • Why does the vision of Belle’s happy family upset Scrooge so much?
    It reminds him of what he lost by choosing wealth over love
  • What is the name of Scrooge’s clerk?
    Bob Cratchit
  • Where does Scrooge work at the start of the novella?
    In his counting-house
  • How does Scrooge respond to Fred’s invitation?
    He says “Bah! Humbug!” and refuses
  • Who is Fezziwig and what kind of employer is he?
    Scrooge’s old boss who is kind and generous
  • What are the charity collectors collecting for?
    Money to help the poor and homeless
  • What does the Cratchit family’s Christmas celebration show about their values compared to Scrooge’s?
    They are poor but loving, generous, and joyful
  • Who visits Scrooge after Fred leaves his office?
    Two charity collectors
  • Why is Bob Cratchit cold while working?
    Scrooge refuses to give him more coal for the fire
  • How is the Ghost of Christmas Past described?
    A strange figure that is both old and young at the same time
  • What strange thing does Scrooge see on his door knocker?
    The face of Jacob Marley
  • What warning does Marley give Scrooge?
    That he will be haunted by three spirits
  • Who wrote ‘A Christmas Carol’?
    Charles Dickens
  • What do Marley’s chains symbolise?
    The greed and selfishness he showed in life
  • What does Scrooge say should happen to people who cannot go to prisons or workhouses?
    He says they should die and “decrease the surplus population”
  • Where does the Ghost of Christmas Present first take Scrooge?
    To the Cratchit family’s home
  • What three scenes from Scrooge’s childhood does the spirit show him?
    His school days, Fezziwig’s party, and his engagement to Belle
  • Who visits Scrooge after the Ghost of Christmas Past leaves?
    The Ghost of Christmas Present
  • Who is the first ghost that visits Scrooge at home?
    His old business partner, Jacob Marley
  • Who invites Scrooge to Christmas dinner?
    His nephew Fred
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