A Christmas Carol - Stave Two

How does Dickens divide up the novella?

• Into chapters – because it is a story

• Into staves – because it is like a musical carol

• Into episodes – because it was published in newspapers

• Into parts – because it naturally falls into five sections

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After Marley’s which is the first ghost to visit Scrooge

• The Ghost of Christmas

• The Ghost of Christmas Present

• The Ghost of Christmas Past

• The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

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What time does the first ghost appear to Scrooge?

• 12 PM

• 12 AM

• 1 PM

• 1 AM

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The first ghost looks like

• A child floating in mid-air and lit with white light from within

• A solemn phantom draped and hooded

• A childlike old man illuminated by a jet of light

• A jolly giant holding a torch

What does the first ghost use as a hat?

• A top hat bedecked with holly

• A candle extinguisher

• A bonnet trimmed with summer flowers

• A thimble

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How does Scrooge fly out of the window?

• The Spirit touches his heart

• The Spirit sprinkles fairy dust

• He believes he can so he does

• He’s really dreaming so can do anything

“Scrooge said he knew it. And he sobbed” – With these short sentences, Dickens shows the reader that…

• Scrooge was the solitary child the Ghost described and may have a sympathetic side

• Scrooge feels sorry for the child and wishes to help him

• Scrooge has read about the school and regrets ignoring a plea for help

• Scrooge has happy memories of the school but knows it has burned down

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Why does Dickens give Ali Baba and other characters from Arabian Nights and Robinson Crusoe a cameo appearance?

• They were popular pantomime characters and pantomimes are traditional at Christmas

• They offer comic relief

• To show off his literary knowledge

• To show that young Ebenezer Scrooge had an active imagination

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After seeing himself as a young schoolboy, adult Scrooge regrets how he behaved to a character in Stave 1. Was it:

• The carol-singing boy

• Bob Cratchit

• The charity collectors

• His nephew, Fred

Who is Fan?

• Scrooge’s niece, Fred’s older sister

• Scrooge’s former girlfriend

• Scrooge’s sister, Fred’s mother

• Scrooge’s first employer’s daughter

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