A Christmas Carol: Stave 3

When Scrooge awakes in stave 3 he finds himself the "very core and centre of a ................"

• blaze of ruddy light

• flame of reddish light

• glow of gentle light

• blaze of burning fire

Which of the following plants do NOT decorate Scrooge's room?

• Holly

• Mistletoe

• Ivy

• Wormwood

In this stave, what techniques does Dickens use to describe all the Christmas food?

• Lists

• Assonance

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

What does the torch that the Ghost of Christmas Present have look like?

• Plenty's horn

• Aphrodite's shell

• Zeus' thunderbolt

• Poseidon's trident

What colour is the ghost's robe?

• Red

• Green

• Silver

• Purple

How many brothers does the ghost say he has?

• Two

• Three

• Sixteen hundred

• More than eighteen hundred

Which type of shop does Dickens NOT describe in stave 3?

• A poulterers

• A grocers

• A bakers

• A candlestick makers

What does the ghost sprinkle over people's christmas dinner?

• Salt

• Pepper

• His own peculiar flavour

• Mrs Ball's chutney

How much does Scrooge pay Bob Cratchitt per week?

• 12 pence (a bob)

• One pound (eight bob and thirty three pence)

• One pound eighty (fifteen bob)

• Three pound sixty (thirty bob)

How many children do the Cratchitt's have?

• 1

• 4

• 6

• 18