Memorise Quotes

Question 1

“S——-, w——-, g——–, s——-, c——-, covetous old s——”
Narrator
Stave 1
THEMES: selfishness, social injustice, religion

Answer 1

“Squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner”
Narrator
Stave 1
THEMES: selfishness, social injustice, religion

Question 2

“I will live in the —–, the ——- and the ——-. The Spirits of all —— shall ——- within me”
Scrooge
Stave 4
THEMES: Supernatural, Religion, Redemption, Selfishness

Answer 2

“I will live in the Past, the Present and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me”
Scrooge
Stave 4
THEMES: Supernatural, Religion, Redemption, Selfishness

Question 3

“Quite a —-“ & “Merry as a —— —”
Scrooge
Stave 5
THEMES: selfishness, religion, redemption, social justice

Answer 3

“Quite a baby” & “Merry as a school boy”
Scrooge
Stave 5
THEMES: selfishness, religion, redemption, social justice

Question 4

“warning all —— ——— to keep its ——–”
Narrator
Stave 1

Answer 4

“warning all human sympathy to keep its distance”
Narrator
Stave 1

Question 5

“What —— have you to be ——-? You’re —- enough”
Scrooge (to Fred)
Stave 1

Answer 5

“What reason have you to be merry? You’re poor enough”
Scrooge (to Fred)
Stave 1

Question 6

“Are there no ——?…And the —– ———?”
Scrooge (to charity collectors)
Stave 1

Answer 6

“Are there no prisons?…And the union workhouses?”
Scrooge (to charity collectors)
Stave 1

Question 7

“a ——– child, ——— by his friends” stave 2
&
“——- and self———-, and as ——– as an ——” stave 1
Narrator

Answer 7

“a solitary child, neglected by his friends” stave 2
&
“secret and self-contained, and as solitary as an oyster” stave 1
Narrator

Question 8

“oh no kind —— say he will be ——”
Scrooge
Stave 3

Answer 8

“oh no kind spirit say he will be spared”
Scrooge
Stave 3

Question 9

“i am as happy as an —–”
Scrooge
stave 5

Answer 9

“i am as happy as an angel”
Scrooge
stave 5

Question 10

“the — and ——- thickened” stave 1
&
“no —, no —-; clear, bright, —–” stave 5
(narrator)

Answer 10

“the fog and darkness thickened” stave 1
&
“no fog, no mist; clear, bright, jovial” stave 5
(narrator)

Question 11

“H— and S—- as —–”
Stave 1
Narrator

Answer 11

“Hard and Sharp as flint”
Stave 1
Narrator

Question 12

“If that spirits goes not —– in life, it is ——- to do so after ——.”
Marley - Stave 1

Answer 12

“If that spirits goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death.”
Marley - Stave 1

Question 13

“I wear the —— i —— in life […] I girded it on of my own —- —-“

Answer 13

“I wear the chain i forged in life […] I girded it on of my own free will”

Question 14

“Y——, m——, r—–, s——-, w——…”
Ghost of christmas present
stave 3

Answer 14

“Yellow, meagre, ragged, scowling, wolfish…”
Ghost of christmas present
stave 3

Question 15

“This boy is ——— […] but —- of all beware this —”
Ghost of christmas present
stave 3

Answer 15

“This boy is ignorance […] but most of all beware this boy”
Ghost of christmas present
stave 3

Question 16

”———- of that wintry ——, had its dress trimmed with —— ——-“
Ghost of christmas past
stave 2

Answer 16

“contradiction of that wintry emblem, had its dress trimmed with summer flowers”
Ghost of christmas past
stave 2

Question 17

“could not —- the —–”
Ghost of christmas past
stave 2

Answer 17

“could not hide the light”
Ghost of christmas past
stave 2

Question 18

“glowing —–, in shape not unlike ——- —-“
Ghost of Christmas present
stave 3

Answer 18

“glowing torch, in shape not unlike Plenty’s horn”
Ghost of Christmas present
stave 3

Question 19

”—— in a deep black ——-“
Ghost of christmas yet to come
stave 4

Answer 19

“shrouded in a deep black garment”
Ghost of christmas yet to come
stave 4

Question 20

“if they would rather — they had better do it and ——- the ——- ——”
stave 1

Answer 20

“if they would rather die they had better do it and decrease the surplus population”
stave 1

Question 21

“i can’t —– to make —- people ——”
stave 1

Answer 21

“i can’t afford to make idle people merry”
stave 1

Question 22

“many can’t go —–; and many would rather —”
stave 1

Answer 22

“many can’t go there; and many would rather die”
stave 1

Question 23

“are there no ——-“ said the —–”
stave 3

Answer 23

“are there no prisons” said the spirit”
stave 3

Question 24

“and to —– —- […] he was a second ——-“
stave 5

Answer 24

“and to Tiny Tim […] he was a second father”
stave 5

Question 25

“A —– ——— Bob!”
Stave 5

Answer 25

“A merry Christmas Bob!”
Stave 5

Question 26

“the —— of a long, long —- of brilliant ——”
Stave 5

Answer 26

“the father of a long, long line of brilliant laughs”
Stave 5

Question 27

“The ——— he gives is quite as —– as if it cost a ———”

Answer 27

“The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune”