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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Scrooge respond to seeing the countryside?
(a) He begins to laugh.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He is enraged.

2. As Scrooge witnesses the various scenes of his childhood, what seems to be slipping away from him as he grows older?
(a) His formal education.
(b) His greed over money.
(c) His hopes for the future.
(d) His ability to love.

3. To pass time while he was alone during the holiday season, what does Scrooge imagine that he has?
(a) A pet puppy.
(b) Money.
(c) Friends.
(d) An automobile.

4. How is the man for whom Scrooge apprenticed described?
(a) As miserly.
(b) As intelligent.
(c) As generous.
(d) As stupid.

5. What does Scrooge seize from the first spirit?
(a) His head.
(b) His hat.
(c) His hand.
(d) His heart.

6. Who is Fan?
(a) Scrooge's sister.
(b) Scrooge's girlfriend.
(c) Scrooge's mother.
(d) Scrooge's daughter.

7. What word best describes the weather on the day Scrooge is introduced?
(a) Windy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Foggy.
(d) Rainy.

8. What does the first guest say that he is?
(a) The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
(b) The Ghost of Christmas Present.
(c) The Ghost of Christmas Past.
(d) The Ghost of Christmas Spirit.

9. Who does Fan tell Scrooge is "much kinder now"?
(a) His boss.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His teacher.

10. What does Dickens say does not affect Scrooge?
(a) Light.
(b) Money.
(c) Weather.
(d) Music.

11. What does the figure of Scrooge's first guest resemble?
(a) A beast.
(b) A child.
(c) An angel.
(d) A man.

12. How much money does Scrooge give to the collection?
(a) One pound.
(b) Two pence.
(c) Five pence.
(d) Nothing.

13. What is the first mysterious sound that Scrooge hears?
(a) Party music.
(b) Doorbell ringing.
(c) Raindrops falling.
(d) Dogs barking.

14. Who stops by to invite Scrooge to a meal?
(a) His son.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His brother.
(d) His cousin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scrooge eat a bowl of in front of the fire before he receives his first visitor?

2. How long does it take Scrooge to fall asleep after the spirit has left him?

3. What type of party is Scrooge's old boss hosting for Christmas?

4. Where does the spirit touch Scrooge?

5. At what time will the first two visitors come for Scrooge?

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