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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 state of the two children who grasp at the Spirit's robe?

2. When the Spirit takes Scrooge to see the Cratchits, which character has died?

3. What feeling floods Scrooge when he meets the third Spirit?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe the third Spirit?

5. What does Scrooge notice is changing about the Spirit as they make their way through the Christmas celebrations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What question did Scrooge have for the third Spirit when they were standing in the cemetery?

2. What other Christmases does the second Spirit take Scrooge to witness?

3. What is Scrooge's response to the things that he sees in the cemetery?

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

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

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

7. What is the Spirit's response to Scrooge's question regarding help for the two children?

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

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

10. How does Scrooge react to the music and the games of Fred's Christmas party?

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

Compare / contrast the two times that Tiny Tim said the words "God bless us, every one." What does this quote mean? What were the two different contexts in which he stated this? Which time of use was more powerful to you as a reader?

Essay Topic 3

In the end of the novel, Ebenezer Scrooge's character has gone through an enormous transformation. While his nephew Fred is quite happy with his change, most people in the town are skeptical. Compare / contrast the two views of Scrooge's transformation. Who do you side with, Fred or the townspeople? What examples are given in the text to support whether or not Scrooge's change will be long-lasting?

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