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Question 1

“gloomy suite of rooms”

Answer 1

Highlights the sad, gothic and depressing atmosphere. You cannot see things as they are obscured

Context:
Gothic literature was popular during the Victorian Era, gloomy dark buildings often feature monsters or ghosts.

Question 2

“belonged to the deceased”

Answer 2

The house belonged to Marley - could foreshadow him coming back

Question 3

“dreary enough”

Answer 3

Emphasises how depressing and dull Scrooge’s home is
Reflects what Scrooge’s personality is like

Question 4

“a cheerful company assembled”

Answer 4

Even in the bleakest environment, the joy of Christmas can be found.

Question 5

“solitary lighthouse”

Answer 5

To emphasise how people who are stranded are still celebrating Christmas with their family and friends, even though they are in an isolated landscape.

Question 6

“nothing could be heartier”

Answer 6

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Question 7

“let him in”

Answer 7

Fred is a patient and forgiving person, also warm-hearted, so he welcomes his uncle in and makes him feel at home.

Question 8

Topic sentence 1 (Scrooge’s home)

Answer 8

Dickens constructs Scrooge’s home as unwelcoming and isolated.

Question 9

Topic sentence 2 (not just a building)

Answer 9

Dickens displays a home as the people who make it one, not just the building you live in.

Question 10

Topic sentence 3 (Fred)

Answer 10

Scrooge realises what a home is really like after visiting Fred’s house on Christmas.