Stave 2
1. What time was it when Scrooge woke up at the beginning of the stave?
2. What was so strange about this?
3. What two possibilities could Scrooge think of to explain the time?
4. What caused Scrooge’s uneasiness as he waited for the clock to strike one?
5. What happened at 1:00? Provide support.
6. What do the following symbolize?
a. holly held in the Spirit’s hand.
b. white tunic trimmed in summer flowers
c. white hair
d. fading in and out
e. light coming from the Spirit’s head
7. Why did the Spirit say he had come to Scrooge?
8. Characterization methods include:
a. what the character thinks
b. what the character says
c. what the character does
d. what others say about the character
e. how others act towards the character
Which method does Dickens use in the following inferences?
a. Scrooge is reluctant to go with the Spirit.
b. Scrooge still feels the pain of neglect from his lonely boyhood.
c. The most exciting part of Scrooge’s boyhood days was his fantasy life.
d. Fan cared deeply about her brother, Scrooge.
e. The schoolmaster at Scrooge’s boarding school was cheap.
f. Fezziwig was a giving, benevolent man.
9. What regret does Scrooge have after he sees himself reading his book by himself?
10. What regret does Scrooge have after he sees Fan?
11. What regret does Scrooge have after he sees Fezziwig?
12. What regret does Scrooge have after he sees Belle?
13. What type of conflict (man v. man, man v. self, man v. fate, man v. society, man v.
nature) is the following:
a. Young Scrooge is forced to remain at school because his father doesn’t want
him at home.
b. Scrooge is angry because people condemn the poor and yet they also
criticize the pursuit of wealth.
c. Upset by his memories, Scrooge battles with the Ghost of Christmas Past and
tries to extinguish its light.
14. Why was Scrooge unable to extinguish the Spirit’s light at the end of the stave?
1. What time was it when Scrooge woke up at the beginning of the stave?
2. What was so strange about this?
3. What two possibilities could Scrooge think of to explain the time?
4. What caused Scrooge’s uneasiness as he waited for the clock to strike one?
5. What happened at 1:00? Provide support.
6. What do the following symbolize?
a. holly held in the Spirit’s hand.
b. white tunic trimmed in summer flowers
c. white hair
d. fading in and out
e. light coming from the Spirit’s head
7. Why did the Spirit say he had come to Scrooge?
8. Characterization methods include:
a. what the character thinks
b. what the character says
c. what the character does
d. what others say about the character
e. how others act towards the character
Which method does Dickens use in the following inferences?
a. Scrooge is reluctant to go with the Spirit.
b. Scrooge still feels the pain of neglect from his lonely boyhood.
c. The most exciting part of Scrooge’s boyhood days was his fantasy life.
d. Fan cared deeply about her brother, Scrooge.
e. The schoolmaster at Scrooge’s boarding school was cheap.
f. Fezziwig was a giving, benevolent man.
9. What regret does Scrooge have after he sees himself reading his book by himself?
10. What regret does Scrooge have after he sees Fan?
11. What regret does Scrooge have after he sees Fezziwig?
12. What regret does Scrooge have after he sees Belle?
13. What type of conflict (man v. man, man v. self, man v. fate, man v. society, man v.
nature) is the following:
a. Young Scrooge is forced to remain at school because his father doesn’t want
him at home.
b. Scrooge is angry because people condemn the poor and yet they also
criticize the pursuit of wealth.
c. Upset by his memories, Scrooge battles with the Ghost of Christmas Past and
tries to extinguish its light.
14. Why was Scrooge unable to extinguish the Spirit’s light at the end of the stave?