christmas carol stave 2
4. Describe the spirit that appeared in Scrooge's room.
According to the narrator, the spirit was, "like a child... yet not so like a child as like an old man, viewed through some super-natural medium. Its hair was white as if with age; and yet the face had not a wrinkle in it.
7."Bear but a touch of my hand there," said the spirit, "laying it upon his heart... and you shall be upheld in more than this." What happened as these words were spoken from the ghost?
As soon as those words were spoken, "they passed through the wall, and stood upon an open country road, with fields on either hand." They visited the city of Scrooge's childhood.
13. Explain, in detail, why Scrooge's fiancé broke off their engagement.
Because Scrooge was a changed man once he discovered wealth.
12.After visiting his childhood, where does the spirit take Scrooge next?
Fezzwig's holiday party. Fezzwig was a bright and jolly man who taught Scrooge.
14.When Scrooge feels as though he cannot bare the visions anymore, how does he get rid of the spirit? He "seized the extinguisher cap, and by a sudden action pressed it down upon its head."
He "seized the extinguisher cap, and by a sudden action pressed it down upon its head."
10.Why did Scrooge pity his former self? Explain using evidence from the text.
Scrooge remembered when he was lonely as a child before his sister visited him to bring him home.
8. In detail, describe Scrooge's memories as they exist in the book.
Scrooge was able to remember a multitude of events from his childhood, such as: every gate, post, and tree, friends, family, sadness of school memories, and his sister visiting him to welcome him home.
11.What exciting news does Scrooge's sister deliver while visiting Scrooge at the solitary school?
She came to bring Scrooge home. Apparently, their father was much kinder than he used to be and agreed to bring Scrooge home.
9. Describe Scrooge's childhood using textual evidence.
Students should use textual evidence to describe the events mentioned above.
6.What is the name of the spirit?
The Ghost of Christmas past.
5.Sketch the spirit in Scrooge's presence based on the description from the narrator.
The ghost of Christmas past resembles a candle and has a flame for a head.
3.What happened when the clock struck one?
When the clock struck one, light flashed up in the room upon the instant, and the curtains of his bed were drawn. A spirit has come to visit Scrooge.
2. What perplexed Scrooge about the clock? Use textual evidence to support your answer.
{page 30} "Its rapid little pulse beat twelve, and stopped." Basically, he woke up and thought he had slept through a whole day and far into another night.
Describe the weather at the beginning of the stave. Use textual evidence to support your answer.
{page 30} The weather was described as "so dark, he could scarcely distinguish the transparent window from the opaque walls of his chamber."
