| A | B |
| Stave one begins | reader learns Marley is dead |
| Signs burial of Marley's register | clerk, clergyman, Scrooge |
| Marley dead compared to a ____ | doornail |
| tight fisted, solitary as an oyster | Scrooge |
| reason why nobody talks to scrooge | low temperature, bitter, evil eye |
| Invites Scrooge to dinner with his family | Nephew Fred |
| how Scrooge feels about xmas | anyone who celebrates xmas should be buried with a stake |
| Scrooge sees this in the knocker | Marley's face |
| Unusual about Scrooge locking his door at night | double locks it |
| responsible for sound of dragging chains | Marley's ghost |
| How many spirits will visit Scrooge | 3 |
| Purpose of Marley's ghost visit Scrooge | warn him about ghost |
| Why this Christmas is significant | Seven years anniversay of Marley's death |
| Looks in Scrooge's keyhole | Christmas Caroler |
| Comes in to talk to Scrooge after Nephew leaves | Two portly gentlemen asking for money |
| Scrooges reaction to men asking for money | If they would rather die they had better do it |