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English (Edexcel)
A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's redemption

Starter quiz

  • In Stave 3 of 'A Christmas Carol', what changes did we see in Scrooge?
    • He became more empathetic towards Bob, his clerk.  ✓
    • He became more determined to hoard his wealth.
    • He donated to charity, showing his new selflessness.
    • He began to understand the value of family.  ✓
    • He promised he would become a better person.
  • In 'A Christmas Carol', what description did Dickens give us of the final ghost at the end of Stave 3?
    • "Clad in black, a faceless shadow of the future."
    • "Moving like fog, creeping towards Scrooge menacingly."
    • "Like a skeleton, advancing slowly in his direction."
    • "Draped and hooded, coming, like a mist along the ground, towards him."  ✓
  • Which gesture can be representative of guidance and enlightenment?
    • Waving.
    • Thumbs up.
    • Pointing.  ✓
    • Hands clasped.
  • What might the word 'abhorrent' mean?
    • Delightful and lovely.
    • Kind and empathetic.
    • Horrifying and appalling.  ✓
    • Miserable and lonely.
    • Gentle and placid.
  • What does Scrooge represent in 'A Christmas Carol'?
    • The immoral criminal classes.
    • The extraordinarily-wealthy aristocrats.
    • The impoverished lower classes.
    • The wealthy middle-upper classes.  ✓
  • In 'A Christmas Carol', what is Dickens criticising?
    • The lack of money in Victorian society.
    • The lack of support for the poor in Victorian society.  ✓
    • The wilful ignorance of the upper-middle classes to the poor.  ✓
    • The lack of resources to sustain a growing population.
    • the abundance of charity in Victorian society
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