Stave 4: Scrooge's fears | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which part of a person's life did Charles Dickens think was particularly significant in shaping a person?
- old age
- childhood ✓
- young adulthood
- mid adulthood
What did Charles Dickens believe would happen to children who faced injustice?
- They would grow up to be poor.
- They would grow up to be lonely.
- They would grow up to be resentful. ✓
- They would turn their backs on society. ✓
- They would die young.
Which of the following statements are true about Scrooge's childhood in 'A Christmas Carol'?
- Scrooge was neglected by his friends. ✓
- Scrooge's father died when he was a very young boy.
- Scrooge's little sister Fan ran away to France when she was a young adult.
- Scrooge's father left him at boarding school during the holidays. ✓
- Scrooge was a well-loved child at school - particularly by his teachers.
In 'A Christmas Carol', why does Belle break her engagement with Scrooge off?
- Because he doesn't have enough money to sustain a life with her.
- Because she doesn't love him anymore.
- Because she recognises that his priorities have changed. ✓
- Because he didn't want to have a family with her.
Which of the following is the correct definition for the term 'emotional repression'?
- When you don't feel any emotions at all.
- When you are overhwlemed with extreme emotion.
- When you push your emotions away and ignore them. ✓
- When you show your emotions clearly to others.
- When you cannot interpret or understand other people's emotions.
Match the 'A Christmas Carol' quotation up to the stave it appears in.
- stave 2
  
  ⇔
  
  “A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there" ✓
- stave 1
  
  ⇔
  
  “Because you fell in love!” growled Scrooge... ✓
- stave 3
  
  ⇔
  
  “Are there no prisons?” said the Spirit, turning on him..." ✓
- stave 4
  
  ⇔
  
  "Assure me that I yet may change these shadows" ✓