Question #2
Who does the narrator say is dead at the beginning of the book?
Question #3
How many friends did Marley have?
Question #4
What is Scrooge like?
Question #5
On what day does this chapter take place?
Question #6
Why does Scrooge's clerk keep his fire so very small?
Question #7
Why does Scrooge's nephew stop by the office?
Question #8
What does Scrooge offer the gentlemen who are raising funds for the poor?
Question #9
What happens as Scrooge unlocks his front door?
Question #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?