Stave One

What is the first thing you need to know in Stave One?

• Scrooge is a mean old man.
• Marley and Scrooge were friends.
• Marley is dead.
• Scrooge has a nephew.

How many years ago did Marley die?

• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

The lesson to be learned from Marley is that

• caring for people is more important than making money.
• money is the root of all evil.
• money causes people to become greedy.
• eating bad food may cause you to see ghosts.

Who comes to wish Ebenezer Scrooge a "Merry Christmas"?

• Marley
• Scrooge's nephew
• Scrooge's clerk
• A random stranger

Marley's ghost comes to 

• warn Scrooge
• blame Scrooge
• punish Scrooge
• reassure Scrooge

Marley's ghost tells Scrooge that he will be

• dying soon and he should get his affairs in order.
• visited by three more spirits.
• visited by Marley every night for the rest of the year.
• happier in the afterlife.

What is the Ghost of Jacob Marley wearing?

• chains
• a raggedy old business suit
• gauze and fabric
• The reader isn't told.

"Are there no prisons?  Are there no work houses?"  Who said this in Stave One?

• Scrooge's nephew
• Scrooge's clerk
• Scrooge
• A random person on the street

The cold and groom of Scrooge's nature is symbolized by

• the wind and rain
• the snow and hail
• the fog and cold
• the smoke and wind

Meaning of "nonsense; foolishness"

• humbug
• portly
• ominous
• congenial