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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first mysterious sound that Scrooge hears?

2. Where does the spirit touch Scrooge?

3. How much money does Scrooge give to the collection?

4. What does Marley tell Scrooge these visitors will hold for him?

5. As children, how did Fan and Scrooge travel from the school back home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unusual thing does Scrooge see on the front door to his home?

2. What does the Ghost of Christmas Past look like?

3. Who is Jacob Marley, and what does the reader learn about him right away?

4. What does Scrooge see in the first scene from his childhood?

5. Why is Scrooge's workplace so cold?

6. What does Belle notice that has changed about Scrooge, and how does she react?

7. What is the appearance of Jacob Marley when he visits Scrooge in his bedroom?

8. What other unusual sights and sounds plague Scrooge as he enters his home?

9. How does the first spirit take Scrooge back in time?

10. What is the conversation that transpires between Bob Cratchit and Scrooge about time off from work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many character throughout the novel that have particular relationships with the Christmas holiday. Choose one character who you believe most embodies the holiday spirit, and explain the impact that this character has on the events in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

By the end of the novel, Scrooge has made many changes in character.

Part 1.) Describe the man that Scrooge is at the beginning of the novel.

Part 2.) Describe the man that Scrooge is at the end of the novel.

Part 3.) Describe the way that you own opinion of Scrooge as a character progressed as you read the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Take some time to compare / contrast the three main spirits that come to visit Scrooge. What is the same about them? What is different? Why do you think it was important that Scrooge meet all three of them, rather than just one?

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