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A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol — Stave I: Marley's Ghost
| Front | Back |
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| Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"? | Charles Dickens |
| What is the subtitle of "A Christmas Carol"? | "A Ghost Story of Christmas" |
| What are the five sections of the book called? | Staves (Stave I–V) |
| What is the title of Stave I? | "Marley's Ghost" |
| Who was Marley? | Scrooge's former business partner, who died seven years before the story begins |
| How is Marley's death emphasized at the start of the book? | The narrator insists repeatedly that "Marley was dead: to begin with" and "as dead as a door-nail," so readers understand this fact before the ghost story unfolds |
| What was the name of Scrooge's business? | Scrooge and Marley |
| How is Scrooge described physically and in personality? | Tight-fisted, squeezing, wrenching, grasping, covetous, cold, hard, and solitary "as an oyster" |
| How does weather affect Scrooge? | External heat and cold have no effect on him — he is colder and harsher than the weather itself |
| What time of year does the story open? | Christmas Eve |
| Who is Scrooge's clerk, and how is he treated? | An underpaid clerk (with a wife and family) who works in a cold "Tank" with barely any fire, controlled by stingy Scrooge |
| Who visits Scrooge at the counting-house wishing him a "Merry Christmas"? | Scrooge's nephew, Fred |
| How does Scrooge respond to Christmas greetings? | He says "Bah! Humbug!" and argues that Christmas is a "humbug" |
| What is Fred's view of Christmas, in contrast to Scrooge's? | He calls it "a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time" when people open their hearts to one another |
| What invitation does Fred extend to Scrooge? | To dine with him and his wife on Christmas Day |
| Who else visits Scrooge's counting-house seeking charity for the poor? | Two portly gentlemen collecting donations for the poor and destitute |
| How does Scrooge respond to the charity collectors? | He coldly asks, "Are there no prisons?" and "the Union workhouses?" suggesting the poor should go there instead |
| What does Scrooge's reaction to charity and Christmas reveal about his character? | His greed, coldness, and lack of compassion for others, especially the poor |
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