A Christmas Carol Stave I

What is the setting of this novel?

• Los Angeles, California in the 1900s

• London, England in the 1800s

• Paris, France in the 1700s

• Dublin, Ireland in the 1800s

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Who is "dead as a doornail" at the beginning of the stave?

• Scrooge

• Bob Cratchit

• Marley

• Fred

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What is Scrooge's first name?

• Marley

• Ernest

• Ebenezer

• Robert

What did Scrooge's nephew ask of Scrooge when he came to the counting house?

• He needed a favor.

• He wanted to borrow some money.

• He wanted to give him a Christmas gift.

• He wanted to invite him for Christmas dinner.

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Why did Scrooge get angry with Bob Cratchit?

• Bob came to work late.

• Bob left with the two portly gentlemen.

• Bob asked if he could have Christmas day off of work.

• Bob laughed when Scrooge said "no" to the two gentlemen asking for money.

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Who came to Scrooge's house when he got home from work?

• Fred

• Marley's ghost

• the police

• beggars

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What was Scrooge's relationship with Jacob Marley?

• They were business partners.

• Scrooge was Marley's boss.

• They were cousins.

• They were brothers.

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What is the symbolism of the chains that Marley is wearing?

• The chains are made of stocks because he was a stock trader.

• The chains were made of pictures of all of the people he had wronged in his life.

• The chains are made of cash boxes, ledgers, and deeds because those are the things he worked with.

• The chains are made of barbed wire to represent his time in prison.

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How many spirits was Scrooge told would haunt him?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Why MUST Scrooge have the visits from the spirits?

• to follow the plan of his father

• in the hopes of escaping the same fate as Jacob Marley

• to follow the advice of Bob Cratchit

• so Marley will not haunt him for all of eternity

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