A Christmas Carol Flashcards
(22 cards)
who are the characters ?
who are the three ghost? how are they described
when was the book published?
1843
What’s the author’s name?
Charles Dicken
what was emphasized twice in the begging of chapter one?
Old Marley was as dead as a doornail
but emphasized that Marley was dead 3 times
what was the firm called?
the firm was known as Scrooge and Marley
what was the description of ebenezer scrooge
tight twisted hand of the grindstone. A squezzing, wrething, clething old sinner. hard as sharp as flint. never struck out genorous fire. secret and self contained and solitary as an oyster. the cold froze his nose and shriveled his cheeeks. eyes red and lips blue. grating voice
about the whether and society outside his area?
on christmas eve he was in his countinghouse. he could see people warming themselves up outside. door was open to watch his clerk copying letters.
an example of him being greedy
scrooge fire was bigger than the clerks fireplace
which relative entered scrooge workplace
scrooge nephew wishing him a merry Christmas and inviting him to dine with them tomorrow
what does scrooge say about christmas?
scrooge says bah humbug meaning
what did scrooge wish upon the people who wish a merry Christmas
should be boiled with his own pudding
what was scrooge opinion on marriage
he found marriage more ridiculous than Christmas
when did marley died?
7 years ago this very night
the two gentlemen presenting his credential to buy the poor something to eat and drink and to keep them warm?
scrooge rejected to help out the needed.
what was scrooge response to the gentlemen’s saying that there’s people who prefer to die then live here
to die and decrease the population surplus
what did scrooge see at his door knocker
that it was very large and
what caught scrooge off guard when he saw his homes door?
saw in the knocker, marleys face.
what was not his custom
looking double his door
where was he around
a fireplace
he started looking at a bell in the highest chamber in the building, it begin to swing soflty and then loud. as well as the other bells in the house
he heard as if chains were being dragged. heard it coming from downstairs to his area.
