A Christmas Carol - Stave 2

Who are the young boy's only friends in Stave 2?

• The boys from his favorite boarding school

• The boys who lived down the street.

• His book characters

• His classmates

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Why does the Spirit show Scrooge the last scene in Stave 2 of Belle and her husband?

• To show him his Christmas Past.

• To show the impression he has left on other people.

• To show him how much money he has made for the year.

• To show him his future

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Who is the first of the three Christmas Spirits who visit Scrooge?

• The Ghost of Yesterday

• The Ghost of Christmas Yet to COme

• The Ghost of Christmas Future

• The Ghost of Christmas Past

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Scrooge faces a very important internal conflict (with himself) from his past in this stave. What is it?

• Scrooge loves Christmas

• Scrooge realizes he is a mean and heartless man

• Scrooge loves all people

• Scrooge cares for his employees.

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How does Fezziwig’s treatment of Scrooge when he was his employee create irony? (irony - inconsistency of what might be expected and what actually occurs)

• Fezziwig was a kind boss to Scrooge, something that Scrooge admired him for, but Scrooge treats his clerk unfairly.

• Fezziwig was a kind boss to Scrooge, and Scrooge is very kind of his clerk.

• Fezziwig was a harsh boss which shows why Scrooge is so harsh.

• Fezziwig was a very relaxed boss, and Scrooge is relaxed toward his clerk.

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What is the ghost revealing about the relationship between money and happiness?

"A small matter," said the Ghost, "to make these silly folks so full of gratitude. He has spent but a few pounds (pennies) of your mortal money, -- three or four perhaps.”

• You need to spend money in order for people to feel gratitude toward you.

• You can show people kindness without having to spend a lot of money.

• People will not respect you unless you throw expensive parties.

• Throwing a fun Christmas party will convince your employees to like you.

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After he sees Fezziwig’s Party, Scrooge says, “I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now. That's all." What can readers infer he might want to say to him?

• He wants to tell him that he’s doing a terrible job.

• He wants to apologize for not throwing a Christmas party.

• He wants to yell at his clerk for not throwing a Christmas party.

• He wants to apologize for being so hard on his clerk.

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What does Scrooge’s reaction to seeing his fiancé break up with him reveal about his feelings?

• He is upset because he realizes he made a big mistake.

• He is upset because he realizes he would’ve been very unhappy married to her.

• He is angry because the ghost will not take him home.

• He is angry because he’d rather be at his office working.

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How do the events of this Stave change how Scrooge feels about his behavior?

• He realizes that he’ll never be able to be the same happy young man.

• He is realizing that his success makes him happier than having friends and family.

• He realizes that his desire for money made him miss out on happiness he could’ve had.

• He realized that he is a better boss than Fezziwig because he made more money.

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Why was Scrooge confused when he woke up at midnight? 

• He forgot what day it was. 
• He went to bed at 1 am. 
• He did not see the ghost yet. 
• He had only slept for one hour. 

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