The phrase "cold, bleak, biting weather" creates what mood around Scrooge's counting-house?

What mood does Dickens create with "the houses opposite were mere phantoms" in the fog?

The phrase "palpable brown air" creates what mood in the city scene?

What mood is built by the phrase "misanthropic ice" near Scrooge's office?

What mood does the phrase "clanking noise, deep down below" create before Marley appears?

What mood is created by Marley's "chilling influence of its death-cold eyes"?

Dickens compares Scrooge to flint that never gives a generous spark. What trait does this comparison emphasize?

Dickens compares Scrooge to an oyster. What does that comparison reveal about him?

Dickens says no wind was more bitter than Scrooge. How does this comparison characterize him?

Rain, snow, hail, and sleet could "come down" handsomely, but Scrooge never did. What does this wordplay show about Scrooge?

Dickens says the clerk, "cold as he was, was warmer than Scrooge." What does this contrast reveal?

The office is dark and cold; the clerk has almost no fire. Fred enters with a warm greeting and a face "all in a glow." Which detail shifts the mood?

After the charity men leave, fog and darkness thicken; then shops with holly make pale faces ruddy. Which detail shifts the street mood toward festivity?

At Scrooge's door, Marley's face appears in the knocker. Moments later, Scrooge sees screws and says "Pooh, pooh!" Which detail shifts the mood toward denial?

In Scrooge's room, a bell first swings softly, then every bell rings and chain sounds rise. Which detail turns waiting fear into immediate threat?

After Scrooge sees chained phantoms moaning outside, they fade, and the night returns to what it was before. Which detail shifts the mood toward uneasy quiet?

Fred cheerfully greets Scrooge; Scrooge answers, "Bah! Humbug!" What does this reply show about Scrooge?

Asked to aid poor people, Scrooge replies, "Are there no prisons?" What does this reply show about him?

When asked what he will give, Scrooge says, "Nothing!" Then he adds, "I wish to be left alone." What does this reply show?

Scrooge grumbles that giving Bob Christmas Day off with pay is "a poor excuse for picking a man's pocket." What does this complaint show about Scrooge?