A Christmas Carol - Stave 2

At what time does the first ghost appear to Scrooge?

• 1 AM

• 2 AM

• midnight

• noon

What is unusual about the appearance of the Ghost of Christmas past?

• He is wearing a white dress.

• He is a wrinkled old man.

• He has holly in his hands.

• He has a beam of light coming from the top of his head.

How can Scrooge travel with the Ghost of Christmas Past?

• He must hold onto the Ghost's robe.

• He only has to touch the Ghost's hand.

• He is able to fly along because it is a dream.

• He just carry the ghost's cap.

Who is Little Fan and why does she come to the school?

• She is Scrooge's little sister who has come to fetch him home for Christmas.

• She is the mother of Fred and wants Scrooge to look after her son.

• She has come to tell Scrooge that their father will not allow him to come home for Christmas.

• She is a friend who feels sorry for him.

From the conversation between Scrooge and Little Fan, what do we learn about Scrooge’s home life as a child?

• They have a cruel, unloving father who does not want Ebenezer.

• Ebenezer's father has given up on him.

• Their mother is dead.

• Their father has a new wife and a new life.

What became of Little Fan?

• She married and moved away.

• She remained with their father the rest ofher life.

• She grew up and became a mother and died young.

• She died as a child.

Where is the second place to which the Ghost takes Scrooge?

• Belle's home to see her family

• his childhood school

• To where Belle broke up with him

• Fezziwig's Christmas party when he was a young man

Who is Fezziwig?

• He was a businessman who had no family or friends.

• He was Scrooge's uncle.

• He was Scrooge's first employer when he was an apprentice.

• He was Belle's father.

What does this scene with Fezziwig show Scrooge about money? “The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.”

• That money is the answer to everyone's problems.

• Generosity can bring happiness.

• That money is the most important thing in the world.

• That money can buy friends.

Who is Belle?

• She was the wife of Bob Crachit.

• She was the mother of Fred.

• She only wanted to marry a rich man.

• She was the girl with whom Ebenezer was in love.