1. A stave is another way of saying the word "plank". The novel used to the significance of the novel into four different staves means that there are different colors and textures in them.
2. The narratoe make a point of Marley's being dead because he though it was her fault.
3. Snowy winter can't affect Scrooge's behavior in the beginning because he was known being the grumpy old man who never smilled.
4. Before, he was the same as Scrooge, but he changed after he died because after he was a ghost, he didn't want him to have the same experience as his.
5. The "portly gentlemen" wanted Scrooge to have a good time at Christmas, not caring about his money all the time.
<u>Some of them are wrong, so can you correct me please?</u>
