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WorksheetsA Christmas Carol - Stave Two
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
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
What time does the first ghost appear to Scrooge?
12 PM
12 AM
1 PM
1 AM
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
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
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
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
What was Scrooge’s employer’s name?
Fuzziwig
Fezziwig
Frizzywig
Chuzzlewit
Which adjective is not used to describe Scrooge’s first employer’s voice:
Oily
Comfortable
Fat
Happy
How does Scrooge react to being shown memories of his first employer?
He mocks the partygoers for being so grateful for a ball which could only have cost three or four pounds
He dismisses the party as being an extravagant waste of money
He regrets how he poorly he treats his clerk, Bob Cratchit
He wishes he enjoyed the party more when he was younger
Why does Belle break off her engagement with Scrooge?
She has met and wishes to marry another man
She suspects he idolises gold more than he loves her
She regrets their getting engaged so young
She is mourning her father who never liked Scrooge
Why does the Spirit take Scrooge to Belle’s house?
To show how happy she is without him
To show that Christmas is about children and family
To show that she was right
To show Scrooge the life he could have had
