View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the laundress stolen from the dead body, which Scrooge finds most shocking?

2. When Scrooge awakens before his second visitor, what has filled his room?

3. How does Scrooge react to the news of Tim's future?

4. In whose name is the Christmas toast given?

5. What has changed about the Cratchit family during the visit with the third Spirit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the appearance of the second spirit?

2. What does the Spirit inform Scrooge is the fate of Tiny Tim?

3. What toast does Bob Cratchit give to Scrooge, and how does his family respond?

4. How do the party-goers respond to Fred's opinion of his uncle?

5. What does Scrooge see when he enters the cemetery?

6. How are the Cratchit family responding to the death of Tiny Tim?

7. What does Scrooge see when he visits the family eating dinner at the table?

8. What is Fred's opinion of his uncle Scrooge?

9. What clings to the robe of the second spirit?

10. What does Scrooge witness at the pawnshop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

With the first visitor, Scrooge is forced to relive the memories of his childhood.

Part 1.) Describe one of the memories that Scrooge relived.

Part 2.) Explain the significance of that event in shaping that man that Scrooge became.

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

Essay Topic 3

Before the arrival of the three spirits, Jacob Marley came to visit Scrooge. First, explain the significance of Jacob Marley's visit. Then explain why Marley's presence was important before the arrival of the three spirits. Finally, discuss if you think the story would have been as effective if Dickens had left Marley out completely, and simply focused on the three spirits.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 728 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample