The ghosts: Dickens' use of allusion
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- Q1Who is the German Christkindl?Father Christmas' daughter who helps himan old woman who grants children wishes on Christmas Evea baby who was born on the same day as Jesus Christa child who delivers gifts to children on Christmas Eve30s
- Q2Which of Dickens' ghosts in 'A Christmas Carol' might be an allusion to the German Christkindl?Marley's GhostThe Ghost of Christmas Yet to ComeThe Ghost of Christmas PastThe Ghost of Christmas Present30s
- Q3What features in common do the Ghost of Christmas Past and the German Christkindl share in 'A Christmas Carol'?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q4Complete the sentence: In 'A Christmas Carol', The Ghost of Christmas Present's cornucopia-shaped torch is an allusion to ______ horn.Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q5What is an allusion?giving something non-human, human characteristicsa vision of something that isn't really therea comparison of two things that are not the samea passing or indirect reference to something30s
- Q6What could the Ghost of Christmas Past carrying a sprig of holly symbolise in 'A Christmas Carol'?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s