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Chapter 2 1. What was the purpose of the ringing bell? To warn Scrooge that the ghost was coming. 2. Why did Marley visit Scrooge? What does this visit tell us about Marley? He visit’s Scrooge to tell him about how he should treat people better and that he shouldn’t be so greedy because Marley was a greedy person and had chains around him as a ghost. 3. What does Marley’s chain represent? How is the chain made? The chain represents Marley’s greed, it’s made because Marley was a greedy man all of his life. 4. What frightens Scrooge the most in this section? All the crazy things going on that Marley’s ghost it causing. 5. Explain Marley’s fate. What does Marley explain to Scrooge about his never-ending journey? Marley’s ghost had to carry around chains as a greedy ghost and he explains that Marley was such a greedy person that he had to live a horrible ghost life. 6. What does Scrooge learn from Marley? That he should be nicer and not so greedy or you will regret it later on.