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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. During what holiday season was Scrooge left alone as a young boy?

2. Who is Fan?

3. How do the spirit and Scrooge exit his bedroom?

4. What are the men who are collecting money on Christmas Eve, using the money for?

5. Who is Belle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Fred, and what happens when he comes to visit Scrooge?

2. What does Scrooge think when he awakens at midnight?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Jacob Marley inform Scrooge will happen over the course of the next few nights?

9. How does Scrooge react to the scenes from his childhood in the countryside?

10. How did Belle's life turn out after her time with Scrooge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

With the second visitor, Scrooge was taken to see the ways that people in his community celebrate Christmas.

Part 1.) Describe one scene that Scrooge witnessed on Christmas Day.

Part 2.) Describe Scrooge's reaction to this scene. Was there anything interesting / unexpected in his response?

Part 3.) Describe how you believe witnessing this event prompted the change in Scrooge's character at the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Wealth seems to be a very important element in this novel.

Part 1.) Compare / contrast the characters who have money in the novel with those who do not. Which are seen in a more positive light? What does this tell you about the way that Dickens views money?

Part 2.) Compare / contrast the way that Scrooge views money at the beginning of the novel with the way that he views money at the end of the novel. What does this tell you about the way that Dickens views money?

Part 3.) Compare / contrast the two different ways that Dickens seems to be presenting his theme of wealth. When you reached the end of the novel, what do you think Dickens' overarching message about money to his reader is?

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