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Stave II
A Christmas Carol · Charles Dickens
Stave II Quiz
The First of the Three Spirits: the Ghost of Christmas Past and the scenes of Scrooge's youth.
10 questions
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Q1
of 10
What is strange about the Ghost of Christmas Past?
A
It seems both child and old man
B
It has no face at all, only light
C
It speaks only in riddling rhymes
D
It is dressed in black from head to foot
Q2
of 10
Why does Scrooge weep at his old school?
A
He sees his teacher being cruel to him
B
He sees himself left alone at Christmas
C
He remembers failing his examinations there
D
He sees his school being pulled down
Q3
of 10
Who comes to take young Scrooge home?
A
Fan
B
Belle
C
Marley
D
His father
Q4
of 10
Who was Fezziwig?
A
Scrooge's schoolmaster
B
Belle's rich and strict father
C
Scrooge's first employer
D
Marley's old clerk
Q5
of 10
What does Scrooge realise as he watches Fezziwig's party?
A
He would like a word with his clerk
B
He has quite forgotten how to dance a reel
C
Fezziwig spent far too much money
D
He misses his sister terribly
Q6
of 10
Why does Belle release Scrooge from their engagement?
A
She has fallen for another man
B
Her family forbids it
C
He has lost his job
D
Money has become his idol
Q7
of 10
What does Scrooge see in Belle's later life?
A
A lonely old age in poverty
B
A happy home full of children
C
A grand house with servants
D
Her grave in a country churchyard
Q8
of 10
What does the Ghost say about the shadows it shows?
A
They can be changed
B
They are only dreams
C
They will come again
D
They are what has been
Q9
of 10
How does Scrooge end the visit?
A
He begs it to take him home at once
B
He presses the extinguisher-cap down on it
C
He runs from it into the dark streets
D
He thanks it and shakes its hand
Q10
of 10
Which feeling does the Ghost of Christmas Past stir most in Scrooge?
A
Anger
B
Fear
C
Regret
D
Pride