A Christmas Carol - Stave Four

How does Scrooge respond to the sight of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?

• He runs away

• He feels a rush of cold

• He shakes with fear

• He genuflects (kneels down)

Which adjective does Dickens use to describe how the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come wears his “deep black garment”?

• Shrouded in

• Garbed in

• Dressed in

• Attired in

“I fear you more than any spectre I have seen. But as I know your purpose is to do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man from what I was, I am prepared to bear you company, and do it with a thankful heart.”

This quote shows that Scrooge:

• Is afraid of the Ghost

• Promises to live better to get away from the ghost

• Has learned his lesson and genuinely intends to live a better life

• Is grateful that the other ghosts weren’t so frightening

Where does the Ghost first take Scrooge?

• To the Cratchit’s household where they are grieving for Tiny Tim

• To a rag-and-bone shop to see people selling a dead man’s clothes

• To the city to see the merchants gossip about a death

• To a poor household to see a husband and wife glad to hear their creditor has died

“Said the gentleman with the excrescence on his nose”

What does “excrescence” mean?

• That the gentleman has a really runny nose

• That the gentleman has a growth on his nose

• That the gentleman has dirt on his nose

• That the gentleman has an unusual kind of eczema on his nose

How do we know that Scrooge is learning from the ghosts?

• He resolves to treasure up every word he hears, and everything he sees

• He tries to intervene when he hears the merchants speaking ill of someone

• He cries when he hears the merchants speaking ill of someone

• He looks for a version of his future self

What does the “low browed, beetling shop, below a pent-house roof” sell?

• Steel, bedclothes, inkwells, quills, and yellow soap

• Iron, old rags, bottles, bones, and greasy offal

• Cutlery, old clothes, bottles, fossils, and oil

• Tins, threadbare fabric, glasses, hair and powder

Which three people meet at Joe’s shop?

• Maid, Laundress, Undertaker’s man

• Charwoman, Washerwoman, Undertaker’s man

• Charwoman, Laundress, Undertaker’s man

• Charwoman, Washerwoman, Funeral director

What is a “charwoman”?

• A woman employed to come in to do the cleaning

• A live-in maid-of-all-work

• The servant who stoked and cleaned the fireplaces

• The servant in charge of making tea

What does Scrooge long to do on seeing the body on the bed?

• Withdraw the veil covering the face

• Run and hide away

• Cover the dead person’s face

• Pray for the departed soul