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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As children, how did Fan and Scrooge travel from the school back home?
(a) On foot.
(b) On horseback.
(c) In a carriage.
(d) In an automobile.

2. What must Marley carry around with his spirit?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Chains.
(c) Weights.
(d) Books.

3. Who was Marley similar to when he was alive?
(a) Scrooge.
(b) Bob Cratchett.
(c) Tiny Tim.
(d) Fred.

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

5. After Scrooge is touched by the spirit, what ability does he have?
(a) The ability to feel the pain of others.
(b) The ability to fly.
(c) The ability to see into the future.
(d) The ability to speak words of wisdom.

6. What is the state of Jacob Marley at the beginning of the book?
(a) He is missing.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is ill.
(d) He is alive.

7. What is used to heat Scrooge's warehouse?
(a) Gasoline.
(b) Wood.
(c) Coal.
(d) Kerosine.

8. What does the spirit regretfully tell Scrooge about Fan?
(a) That she has died.
(b) That she has remarried.
(c) That she has forgotten Scrooge.
(d) That she has grown miserly.

9. Through what does the first visitor travel with Scrooge?
(a) His memories.
(b) His hopes.
(c) His nightmares.
(d) His dreams.

10. What does Marley tell Scrooge these visitors will hold for him?
(a) A secret.
(b) A key.
(c) A photo.
(d) A gift.

11. What type of visitors does Marley tell Scrooge to expect?
(a) Children.
(b) Family.
(c) Spirits.
(d) Animals.

12. What type of party is Scrooge's old boss hosting for Christmas?
(a) A dance.
(b) A feast.
(c) A masquerade.
(d) He is not holding a party.

13. What literary character does Scrooge imagine that he is friends with as a young boy?
(a) The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
(b) Huckleberry Finn.
(c) Alladin.
(d) Robinson Crusoe.

14. When Fan comes running into the room for Scrooge, what does she tell him?
(a) That she never wants to see him again.
(b) That she is going on a very long trip, but will return for him.
(c) That she has come to take him home.
(d) That she is dying.

15. What is the second mysterious sound that Scrooge hears?
(a) Footsteps pacing.
(b) Floorboards squeaking.
(c) Chains dragging.
(d) Doors creaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many visitors does Marley say will come to Scrooge in the night?

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

3. What is Scrooge's nephew's name?

4. What instrument sounds before Jacob Marley appears?

5. What does Dickens say does not affect Scrooge?

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