A christmas carol questions and answers stave 1

Q: What happens in Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol?

The first Stave centers on the visitation from Marleys ghost, the middle three present the tales of the three Christmas spirits, and the last concludes the story, showing how Scrooge has changed from an inflexible curmudgeon to a warm and joyful benefactor.

Q: What are the key quotes in Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol?

Scrooge never painted out Old Marleys name.

Q: What is the significance of light and dark in a Christmas carol stave 1?

Stave one: The darkness is symbolic of Scrooges ways. The weather is dark and a pea-soup fog. Also there is no light in the streets. Until Scrooge realises that he has to be jolly and not hate Christmas and then it all gets lighter.

1. What is Scrooge's relationship to Jacob Marley?

A) They were enemies
B) They were best friends
C) They were brothers
D) They were business partners

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What happens in Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol?
What are the key quotes in Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol?
What is the significance of light and dark in a Christmas carol stave 1?
What does Marley tell Scrooge stave 1?

2. Which word best describes Scrooge?

A) bored
B) childlike
C) misery
D) affectionate

3. Who stops by to invite Scrooge to a meal?

A) nephew
B) son
C) cousin
D) brother

4. What is Scrooge's first name?

A) Ebenezer
B) Ebrahim
C) Eberhadrt
D) Eberto

5. What are the men who are collecting money on Christmas Eve, using the money for?

A) charity
B) education
C) parties
D) decorations

6. What does Scrooge tell his employee to do in exchange for his time off for the holiday?

A) come in early next day
B) work overtime
C) cut his pay
D) Take Scrooge with him to the party

7. What is the first mysterious sound that Scrooge hears?

A) party music
B) dogs barking
C) raindrops falling
D) doorbell ringing

8. What is the second mysterious sound that Scrooge hears?

A) chains dragging
B) doors creaking
C) footsteps dragging
D) floorboards squeaking

9. What must Marley carry around with his spirit?

A) books
B) weights
C) sorrow
D) chains

10. What has Marley come to do to Scrooge?

A) warn him
B) scare him
C) kill him
D) change him

11. How many visitors does Marley say will come to Scrooge in the night?

A) three
B) six
C) two
D) four

12. What does Marley tell Scrooge these visitors will hold for him?

A) an instragram
B) a snap chat
C) a photo
D) a key

13. Who does Scrooge believe should be confined to prisons and workhouses?

A) the weak
B) the children
C) the elderly
D) the poor

14. What does Scrooge eat a bowl of in front of the fire before he receives his first visitor?

A) gruel
B) pudding
C) curds
D) soup

15. What does Scrooge claim is causing his images of Jacob Marley?

A) whiskey
B) food poisoning
C) fever
D) nightmares

16. . At what time will the first two visitors come for Scrooge?

A) midnight
B) two o clock
C) noon
D) one o clock

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What happens in Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol?

The first Stave centers on the visitation from Marley's ghost, the middle three present the tales of the three Christmas spirits, and the last concludes the story, showing how Scrooge has changed from an inflexible curmudgeon to a warm and joyful benefactor.

What are the key quotes in Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol?

"Scrooge never painted out Old Marley's name".

" a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner".

"Hard and sharp as flint".

"solitary as an oyster".

"which no steel had ever struck out generous fire".

"A frosty rime was on his head".

"The cold within him froze his features".

What is the significance of light and dark in a Christmas carol stave 1?

Stave one: The darkness is symbolic of Scrooge's ways. The weather is dark and a pea-soup fog. Also there is no light in the streets. Until Scrooge realises that he has to be jolly and not hate Christmas and then it all gets lighter.

What does Marley tell Scrooge stave 1?

Marley tells Scrooge to change his ways or he will suffer the same fate as him. Marley tells Scrooge that he will be visited by three ghosts before he leaves him. The repetition of same highlights how Marley's face has not changed. He appears the same to Scrooge.