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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Scrooge feel about the party that Fred is holding on Christmas?
(a) He despises it.
(b) He doesn't understand it.
(c) He thinks it is silly.
(d) He enjoys himself.

2. How do the people of London react to the new Scrooge?
(a) They are saddened.
(b) They are angered.
(c) They are suspicious.
(d) They are amused.

3. What holiday is being celebrated when the story opens?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) New Year's.
(d) Halloween.

4. What does Scrooge claim is causing his images of Jacob Marley?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Fever.
(c) Nightmares.
(d) Food poisoning.

5. What does Marley say about his own spirit?
(a) That it is doomed.
(b) That it is lively.
(c) That it is broken.
(d) That it is repaired.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument sounds before Jacob Marley appears?

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

3. What is the state of Jacob Marley at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Scrooge promise Bob that he will stay true to?

5. What is the name of the boy who grasps at the Spirit's robe?

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