Describe Scrooge's personality. Use specific evidence from the text to support your claims.

Describe Scrooge's workplace. Use specific evidence from the text to support your claims.

When Marley died, what did Scrooge do with Marley's name on the business sign?

Why did Scrooge's nephew visit him?

What was Scrooge's response to his nephew?

How does Scrooge respond to the men who ask for charity to help the poor?

How much money does Scrooge give to the men asking for charity?

When the clerk was hoping for Christmas Day off, what was Scrooge's reaction to him?

Describe how Scrooge was planning to spend his Christmas Eve?

The narrator is adamant about telling us that Marley is indeed dead. How is this foreshadowing what is to come?

What did Scrooge see on his door that startled him?

"Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it." What does this say about Scrooge's character?

Explain the events that took place (in Stave 1) in Scrooge's home on Christmas Eve.

What is hanging from Marley's ghost? Why do you think the author goes into such detail about them?

Why did Marley's Ghost visit Scrooge?

Scrooge doesn't believe the ghost is Marley until Marley removes a bandage. Which bandage does he remove?

What warning did Marley's Ghost give Scrooge before leaving?

When Marley's ghost floats out of the bedroom window, what does Scrooge see outside?

Describe Scrooge's thoughts and actions after Marley's ghost disappeared.