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Stave 1: Marley's Ghost

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Questions

1) What is this chapter mainly about?

2) Who does the narrator say is dead at the beginning of the book?

3) How many friends did Marley have?

4) What is Scrooge like?

5) On what day does this chapter take place?

6) Why does Scrooge's clerk keep his fire so very small?

7) Why does Scrooge's nephew stop by the office?

8) What does Scrooge offer the gentlemen who are raising funds for the poor?

9) What happens as Scrooge unlocks his front door?

10) "The hair was curiously stirred, as if by breath of hot air; and, though the eyes were wide open, they were perfectly motionless. That, and its livid colour, made it horrible; but its horror seemed to be in spite of the face, and beyond its control, rather than a part of its own expression.

As Scrooge looked fixedly at this phenomenon, it was a knocker again."

What does "phenomenon" mean in this context?

11) Why does Scrooge like darkness?

12) Why does Scrooge walk through all his rooms?

13) Whose ghost does Scrooge see?

14) What are Marley's chains made out of?

15) What does Scrooge initially believe Marley to be?

16) Why does Marley say his spirit walks the earth?

17) Why did Marley come visit Scrooge?

18) What does Marley tell Scrooge to expect?

19) Were there any events that weren't clear to you?