A Christmas Carol: Stave One Analysis

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📝 Part 1: Key Quote Analysis

1. Complete this famous quote from Scrooge:

"Bah! _________!"

2. Fill in the missing words describing Marley:

"Marley was dead: to begin with... Old Marley was as _______ as a ________."

3. What temperature was it when we first meet Scrooge?

"External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge"

"Bitter cold and piercing"

"Foggy and extremely cold"

4. Select all words Dickens uses to describe Scrooge:

"Hard and sharp as flint"

"Solitary as an oyster"

"Secret, and self-contained"

"Squeezing, wrenching, grasping"

5. Explain how the weather in Stave One reflects Scrooge's character:

6. What does Scrooge mean when he says about the poor: "Are there no _______, and no _______?"

7. When Marley's ghost appears, what does he wear that symbolises his punishment?

A heavy chain of cash-boxes and padlocks

A white shroud

A black cloak