Christmas Carol - Stave 2

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How does Dickens describe the appearance of the Ghost of Christmas Past?

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Aged features with child-like proportions, white hair, smooth skin, a glowing white robe.

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Where is the first place the Spirit of Christmas Past takes Scrooge?

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His old schoolhouse

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Why does Dickens reference Ali Baba in Scrooge’s memories of his childhood?

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To reflect that Scrooge had no real friends and turned to fictional characters for companionship

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What was the first evidence of Scrooge starting to change? Options: he had literary characters as friends, he fell in love, he respected his old employer (Fezziwig), he wished he would have given the boy at his keyhole something

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he wished he would have given the boy at his keyhole something

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Why might Dickens have chosen to include little Fan’s scene in Scrooge’s memories?

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To show how Scrooge's childhood shaped his personality

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How did Fan’s death impact Scrooge’s feelings toward his nephew Fred?

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Fred reminds Scrooge of Fan, leading to mixed emotions.

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Who is Fezziwig?

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Scrooge’s first employer

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What does Fan tell young Scrooge when she arrives at his school?

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That their father has forgiven him and wants him home

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How does Fezziwig celebrate Christmas?

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By throwing a lively party for his employees

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How does the party at Fezziwig’s warehouse reflect Dickens’s views on the responsibilities of employers?

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Employers should treat their workers with kindness and generosity