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Literature
A Christmas Carol - Extract 2
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Q.1
What is the immediate context for this passage?
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Scrooge has just welcomed the visit of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
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Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come have just been to the rag and bone man's shop
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Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come have just visited the bereaved Cratchits
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Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come have just visited Scrooge's old school
Q.2
What immediately follows this passage?
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Scrooge accepts Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner
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Scrooge promises the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come that he will change
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Scrooge overhears businessmen dismissing his death
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Scrooge sends a turkey to the Cratchits
Q.3
Which one of the following does NOT exemplify the Spirit's "inexorable" nature?
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"The Spirit was as immovable as ever"
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"The finger was still there"
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"The Phantom was exactly as it had been"
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"The Spirit stood among the graves"
Q.4
Why does the Spirit point towards the churchyard when Scrooge wishes to see his place of occupation?
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Scrooge said he wished to see himself in the future
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The Spirit does not wish to oblige Scrooge
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The Spirit has something else it wishes to show Scrooge first
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The Spirit can only point its hand in one direction
Q.5
Which of the following does NOT describe the mood of this passage?
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Despairing
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Tense
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Foreboding
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Suspenseful
Q.6
Why is EBENEZER SCROOGE in capital letters?
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The capital letters contrast with Scrooge's lack of surprise
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Capital letters make it seem as if the Spirit is shouting
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Capital letters draw attention to the name and make it stand out on the page
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Capital letters replicate the appearance of an inscription on a tomb
Q.7
The churchyard is described as being "fat with repleted appetite". What effect does this phrase have?
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It personifies the churchyard as a gluttonous being
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It gives the impression that the churchyard has outgrown its boundaries
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It implies that the churchyard feeds off the dead
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All of the above
Q.8
At what point does Scrooge begin to realize that he is the man whose death is un-mourned?
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When he pauses to look around the churchyard
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When he begins to dread the Spirit's "new meaning"
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When he asks if the future is decided
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When he reads the name inscribed on the gravestone
Q.9
The Spirit "pointed down to One". Why is "One" capitalized?
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The capitalized word changes the focus from death in general to Scrooge's death in particular
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The capitalized word reminds Scrooge that he has very little time left
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Scrooge's grave is the most ostentatious and important one in the churchyard
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It was much more common to capitalize nouns in the nineteenth century
Q.10
What is the significance of the final line in this passage?
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The Spirit will always be inexorable
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This is Scrooge's last sight of the Spirit before it vanishes
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The future will not change unless Scrooge repents
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All of the above
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