Plot Flashcards
All 24 cards in this deck
On which night of the year does the novel begin?
Christmas Eve, in Scrooge’s counting-house (Stave 1).
How long has Marley been dead when the novel begins?
Seven years, to the night: he died on Christmas Eve.
What does Scrooge’s nephew invite him to in Stave 1?
Christmas dinner the next day. Scrooge refuses.
What do the two portly gentlemen ask Scrooge for in Stave 1?
A donation to buy the poor meat, drink and warmth at Christmas. He gives nothing.
Where does Scrooge first see Marley’s face?
In the knocker on his front door (Stave 1).
What is Marley’s chain made of?
Cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds and heavy purses wrought in steel.
How many spirits does Marley say will visit Scrooge?
Three, the first when the bell tolls One.
Where does the Ghost of Christmas Past first take Scrooge?
To the countryside where he grew up, then his old school (Stave 2).
Who comes to the school to bring the young Scrooge home?
His little sister, Fan.
Whose Christmas Eve ball does the Ghost of Christmas Past show Scrooge?
Fezziwig’s, at the warehouse where Scrooge was apprenticed.
Who breaks off her engagement to Scrooge in Stave 2?
Belle, because a “golden” idol, money, has replaced her.
How does Scrooge end the visit of the Ghost of Christmas Past?
He presses its extinguisher-cap down over it, but cannot hide the light.
Whose Christmas dinner does the Ghost of Christmas Present show Scrooge first?
The Cratchits’ (Stave 3).
What do the Cratchits eat for Christmas dinner?
A goose with apple-sauce and mashed potatoes, then a Christmas pudding.
Which three remote places does the Ghost of Christmas Present visit after the Cratchits?
A miners’ hut on a moor, a lighthouse, and a ship at sea.
What game at Fred’s party has the answer “Uncle Scrooge”?
Yes and No: the plump sister guesses it.
Which two children does the Ghost of Christmas Present reveal under its robe?
Ignorance (a boy) and Want (a girl), at the end of Stave 3.
Where do the charwoman, laundress and undertaker’s man sell the dead man’s things?
At Old Joe’s shop, in a poor, crime-ridden part of London (Stave 4).
Which couple are relieved by the dead man’s death in Stave 4?
Caroline and her husband, who owed him money.
What does Scrooge read on the neglected gravestone?
His own name: EBENEZER SCROOGE (Stave 4).
What does the last spirit shrink into at the end of Stave 4?
Scrooge’s own bedpost.
What does Scrooge send anonymously to the Cratchits on Christmas morning?
The prize turkey from the poulterer’s, “twice the size of Tiny Tim”.
Where does Scrooge eat Christmas dinner in Stave 5?
At his nephew Fred’s house.
What does Scrooge do when Bob arrives late on Boxing Day?
Pretends to be angry, then raises his salary.