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- 1 Who does Scrooge think the businessmen are talking about?
- 2 What did the three businessmen discuss in A Christmas Carol?
- 3 What do the businessmen say about the funeral?
- 4 What did Mrs Dilber the first woman and the first man all have in common in Christmas carol?
- 5 Who says it’s likely to be a very cheap funeral?
- 6 Why does Bob Cratchit start walking a little slower in Stave Four?
Who does Scrooge think the businessmen are talking about?
When Scrooge has his interaction with the final ghost, the frightening phantom of all the Christmases yet to come, he sees and overhears a group of fat businessmen talking about a dead man.
What did the three businessmen discuss in A Christmas Carol?
Scrooge wanted to talk with them. What did the three businessmen discuss? Scrooge’s death, Scrooge’s money, Scrooge’s funeral.
What were the businessman wondering about Scrooge’s funeral?
The spirit first shows Scrooge a funeral scene, with businessmen wondering about the money that the dead man has left. The Ghost then takes him through dark alleyways to a scene of three people picking through the belongings of the deceased. Scrooge recognises that his own death could be met this way.
What do the businessmen say about the funeral?
What do the businessmen say about the funeral? They would go if food was involved. What is ironic about the spirit bringing Scrooge to the graveyard instead of his house? That’s where his body will stay.
What did Mrs Dilber the first woman and the first man all have in common in Christmas carol?
What did Mrs. Dilber, the First Woman, and the First Man all have in common? All of them stole things from Scrooge after his death.
What does Scrooge shout at the top of his lungs once he is back from his final vision?
Bah! Humbug!
What does Scrooge shout at the top of his lungs once he is back from his final vision? “Bah! Humbug!”
Who says it’s likely to be a very cheap funeral?
The quote is said by some businessmen talking about the death of Ebenezer Scrooge and are joking about the lack of people likely to be at his funeral. The scene is set in the future and is shown to Ebenezer Scrooge by the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
Why does Bob Cratchit start walking a little slower in Stave Four?
Bob is due home but one of the children says he’s been walking slower recently, and they all agree that he used to go more quickly with Tiny Tim on his shoulders. At the same time, Cratchit is crushed by Tiny Tim’s death, and of course had someone just had some charity Tiny Tim wouldn’t have had to die.