forces Scrooge to
accompany it and shows him former Christmas
scenes in his life.

What are these scenes? Scrooge as a solitary
boy at school; his boyhood stories, _Ali Baba_
and _Robinson Crusoe_; his sister; Fezziwig's
ball; Scrooge's sweetheart; scenes in her
married life.

What is the mood of these different scenes?
There is humour, and a great deal of fun, as
well as some pathos. It is all told in a lively
style.

What are the best descriptions? Fezziwig's
ball, and the remembrance of the scenes in _Ali
Baba_.

Stave III

What is told in this chapter? The visit of the
second spirit.

Who was it? The "Spirit of Christmas Present".

What does it show Scrooge? Scenes of Christmas
shopping; Christmas out-of-doors; the Grocers;
Bob Cratchit's family, the goose, their
dinner, the puddings; the miner's home; the
lighthouse keepers; the sailors; Scrooge's
nephew at home--blindman's bluff, forfeits, Yes
and No; vision of "Ignorance" and "Want".

What do all these scenes go to show? How
different kinds of people keep Christmas; how
kind and merry most people are at this season
of the year: and how some have to struggle in
order to get this one day's pleasure.

Select some examples of humour. Peter's
conceit, some of the descriptions of the
grocery stores, the anticipations lest harm
befall the goose and the pudding.

Select any examples of pathos. The references
to Tiny Tim.

Select and read the best descriptions. The
grocery stores, the fruit stores, the goose,
the pudding.

Stave IV

What is told in this chapter? The visit of the
third spirit.

What was it? The "Ghost of Christmas Yet to
Come".

What does it show Scrooge? A vision of his
death--how he is plundered by laundress,
charwoman, and undertaker; the phantom of
Death; Scrooge's creditors; the grave.

Had these scenes actually taken place? No, but
they will be realized if Scrooge does not
change his manner of thinking and living.

What is the effect of these three visions?
Scrooge promises the "Ghost of Christmas Yet to
Com