Choices

Question 1

“he has the power to render us happy or unhappy”

Answer 1

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Question 2

“like moons” - Fezziwigs legs

Answer 2

Language: simile
It refers to the shape of his calves

Deeper:
Shows how Fezziwig brings light and happiness into other’s lives

Question 3

“I will honour Christmas in my heart”

Answer 3

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Question 4

“shut out the lessons”

Answer 4

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Question 5

“I shall not leave its lesson”

Answer 5

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Question 6

“I am not the man I was”

Answer 6

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Question 7

“I wear the chains I forged in life”

Answer 7

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Question 8

“girded it on of my own free will”

Answer 8

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Question 9

Topic sentence 1 (important)

Answer 9

Dickens constructs choices as important and shows how they can make things better or worse.

Question 10

Topic sentence 2 (three spirits have taught)

Answer 10

Scrooge chooses to learn from the lessons that the three spirits have taught him

Question 11

Topic sentence 3 (Marley’s choices)

Answer 11

Marley tells Scrooge how his choices make up his chain, and tells Scrooge that if he doesn’t change it’ll happen to him.