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A Christmas Carol
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Charles Dickens
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"As Good As Gold"
"God Bless Us Every One!"
"Secret, And Self-contained, And Solitary As An Oyster"
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A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol Questions and Answers
Explain Ignorance and Want, who appear in stave 3 of A Christmas Carol.
What lesson does Scrooge learn from each spirit in A Christmas Carol?
Why Does Scrooge Not Like Christmas
Who is Belle in A Christmas Carol, and why was she important to Scrooge?
How is the theme of isolation presented in A Christmas Carol?
Describe the two children who emerge from the second spirit's robe in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
In stave 3, Dickens writes, "'Are there no prisons?' said the Spirit, turning on him for the last time with his own words. 'Are there no workhouses?'" Who is the spirit quoting? Why would the spirit say these words to Scrooge? What literary element is Dickens using here?
What is the meaning and significance of the bandage worn by Marley's ghost?
What does Scrooge mean by saying that they should "decrease the surplus"?
What did Scrooge say about giving his clerk a day off to celebrate Christmas in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol?
How does Dickens present Scrooge's character in stave 1?
What do the children "Want" and "Ignorance" symbolize in A Christmas Carol?
How is the theme of greed presented in A Christmas Carol, and what is Dickens's message to the reader in presenting greed this way?
In A Christmas Carol, what is the warning that Marley gives Scrooge?
Why does the Ghost of Christmas Past show Scrooge the boarding school where he was left alone in A Christmas Carol?
Poverty In A Christmas Carol
The Spirit shows Scrooge with his sister and says, "she had a large heart." What does he say next to make Scrooge feel uneasy in his mind?
In A Christmas Carol, why does Scrooge like the darkness?
What does Scrooge mean when he says, "There's more gravy than of grave about you"?
What is the main message of A Christmas Carol?
How does Dickens present family in A Christmas Carol?
In A Christmas Carol, who is Old Fezziwig? How does Scrooge feel about him?
In A Christmas Carol, Marley's chains are an important symbol in the story. What are they made of? What is hanging from them? What might these things symbolize?
In A Christmas Carol, how does Scrooge react to Tiny Tim's death?
In A Christmas Carol, what does this quote mean: “I can’t afford to make idle people merry. I help to support the establishments I have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there.” (Dickens 16)?
What do we learn about Scrooge's home life when Fan visits him at school in A Christmas Carol?
Why did Belle break up with Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
What does the quote "I wear the chains I forged in life" make the reader feel in A Christmas Carol?
In A Christmas Carol, what toast does Bob Cratchit make to the surprise of Scrooge and the regret of Mrs. Cratchit? Why does Cratchit make this toast? Why is it surprising?
What details on Fred's party in stave 3 are given in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens? What is said about the music played, games and activities, and the food that is served?
Name the six places the second spirit takes Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.
What is the moral of A Christmas Carol?
How does Dickens present ideas about joy and happiness in chapter 2 of A Christmas Carol?
How is redemption explored in A Christmas Carol?
What does Fezziwig symbolize in A Christmas Carol?
Why is the Ghost of Christmas Past described as a child and an old man?
How do the Cratchits react to their Christmas feast, and what does their celebration show Scrooge in Dickens's A Christmas Carol?
How does the character of Scrooge change throughout the story?
What is meant when Scrooge is described as, "No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him"?
In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, what type of literary device is "golden idol"?
In A Christmas Carol, what literary devices are in the following passage? "External heat and cold had little effect on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty."
What is the main conflict in A Christmas Carol?
What is the actual definition of "stave" in the novel A Christmas Carol?
In A Christmas Carol, why is "Doom" written on the brow of Ignorance?
"I will live in the past, the present, and the future": Scrooge's redemption proves that destinies may be changed. Discuss.
In A Christmas Carol, how does Scrooge try to "extinguish the light"? Did he succeed? What is the symbol of the light?
How does Dickens present Bob Cratchit's family in stave 3 of A Christmas Carol?
How does Dickens present Scrooge's redemption in stave 5 of A Christmas Carol?
How are Charles Dickens' novels and themes still relevant today?
What is a good thesis statement for A Christmas Carol?
