Stave 5 A Christmas Carol

What does Dickens imply when Scrooge wakes up at home in his bed?

• That he dreamed the entire journey with the ghosts

• The ghosts return him to he normal life

• The entire thing was fake

• That happiness starts with sleep

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How does Dickens suggest that Scrooge has managed to free himself from the chains?

• Hallo! Woop! Hallo!

• I'm merry as a school boy

• I'm light as a feather

• Buys a turkey for the Cratchit's

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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What does the simile 'merry as a school boy' imply?

• He is reborn and rejuvenated

• He has regained his happiness and silliness

• He is immature

• He is just overwhelmed by it all

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What is interesting about the structure of this stave?

• It is all foreshadowed in stave 2

• It is in reverse order to stave 1

• It juxtaposes stave 3

• It ends in a cliffhanger

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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What does Scrooge's transformation teach the reader?

• Scrooge had a long way to go

• Scrooge is better than them

• People like Scrooge are easily altered

• That we are all of use capable of positive change

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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How does Dickens use pathetic fallacy in this stave?

• It represents the joy Scrooge now feels at being alive and not dead

• The weather is bright and clear to show Scrooge now sees what is important in life

• To juxtapose the fog

• It is cold to show that there is still more work to be done

Why is family at the heart of this novella?

• Dickens was betrayed by his mother

• Dickens saw that family could destroy people

• Dickens felt it was crucial to a stable society

• Dickens liked that he had lots of children and felt everyone else should too

What type of figure does Scrooge become to Tiny Tim?

• A godfather

• A grandfather

• A big brother

• A second father

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Why do we call this story a novella and not a novel?

• It is too short

• It was serialised

• It was printed on tiny pages

• It was first printed in French

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What type of narrator is used in the novella?

• An omniscient one

• An intrusive, omniscient narrator

• An unreliable, intrusive narrator

• Limited, reliable one