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by Charles Dickens

After celebrating the joy and charity of Christmas, A Christmas Carol is foremost a condemnation of 19th-century Victorian England's division between the rich and poor, the Haves and Have-Nots. London was a great world power, rich from industry and colonial influence, yet poverty ran amok through…

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To what extent do you think 'A Christmas Carol' is an effective title for the novel?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 24, 2013 8:35 AM
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how mrs.cratchit feel about scrooge?
Posted by farah siddiqua m #306113
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what is Marley's purpose in the story?
Posted by farheen s #299495
Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 02, 2013 10:03 AM
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what does the spirit look like
Posted by jasmine f #298429
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 27, 2013 11:10 PM
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Explain the ironic event that happens in Chapter 42
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What two objects does Scrooge see in Marley's face?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 21, 2013 6:23 AM
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What is Marley's torture?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 21, 2013 6:18 AM
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ghost in christmas present
Posted by mallie s #294641
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Jan 08, 2013 5:46 PM
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what was scrooge like as a child?
Posted by harold a #294401
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 07, 2013 5:29 PM
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Why does the ghost of christmas Present have over eighteen hundred brothers?
Posted by brenden s #294175
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 06, 2013 7:14 PM
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Who is Fan, and why is she important to Scrooge?
Posted by jesus q #293605
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 03, 2013 10:09 AM
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why didnt scrooge want his nephew to marry
Posted by tim t #293179
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 28, 2012 7:11 PM
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List two adjectives that describe the tone of the play A Christmas Carol.
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 27, 2012 8:23 PM
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What obstacles does Scrooge have to overcome during the course of the play?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 27, 2012 7:41 PM
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Who is the mother of Fan since Scrooges mother died in his childbirth? She is younger than him so she is obviously a "half-sister," correct?
Posted by layne c #292841
Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 25, 2012 1:38 AM
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Which of Scrooges harsh comments"come back to haunt him" later in the novel? Name two
Posted by john b #292237
Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 20, 2012 1:23 PM
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what does the third spirit say to scrooge when he sees him
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Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Dec 19, 2012 1:58 PM
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What place does scrooge think the poor should go in the Christmas Carol?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 18, 2012 8:28 PM
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Why did Scrooge draw back his bed curtins?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 17, 2012 6:32 AM
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what was the boy Scrooge doing at the first Christmas Scrooge and the Spirit observed
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 14, 2012 6:35 AM
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What was the game that was played at Fred's house?
Posted by emily t #290931
Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 13, 2012 7:50 PM
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what is the personality of the ghost in stave 3?
Posted by savitha v #290247
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Dec 11, 2012 1:45 PM
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describe the 2nd spirit? in stave 3
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Last updated by: savitha v #290247 on Dec 11, 2012 1:29 PM
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what does the family have for their christmas meal and dessert
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 10, 2012 4:13 PM
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Why does marley say he suffers most at the time of the rolling year?
Posted by sasha s #289659
Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 09, 2012 5:56 PM
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