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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Scrooge respond to the invitation for a meal in Chapter 1?
(a) He doesn't understand it.
(b) He doesn't give an answer.
(c) He rebukes it.
(d) He accepts it.

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

4. What is Scrooge's first name?
(a) Eberto.
(b) Ebrahim.
(c) Eberhardt.
(d) Ebenezer.

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

6. How do the spirit and Scrooge exit his bedroom?
(a) Through the door.
(b) Through the wall.
(c) Through the chimney.
(d) Through the window.

7. What are the men who are collecting money on Christmas Eve, using the money for?
(a) Charity.
(b) Parties.
(c) Education.
(d) Decorations

8. At what time will the first two visitors come for Scrooge?
(a) At midnight
(b) At one o'clock.
(c) At noon.
(d) At six o'clock.

9. How much time does Scrooge allow his employee to take off for the holiday?
(a) One day.
(b) Two days.
(c) No time.
(d) Three days.

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

11. Which word best describes Scrooge?
(a) Bored.
(b) Childlike.
(c) Misery.
(d) Affectionate.

12. What instrument sounds before Jacob Marley appears?
(a) Drums.
(b) Bells.
(c) Guitars.
(d) Violins.

13. What is the name of the merchant under whom Scrooge apprenticed?
(a) Fuzziwud.
(b) Fezziweg.
(c) Fazziware.
(d) Fozziwog.

14. At what time will the last visitor come for Scrooge?
(a) At noon.
(b) At six o'clock.
(c) At one o'clock.
(d) At midnight

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scrooge seize from the first spirit?

2. When Scrooge awakens, why does he vow to stay awake until one o'clock?

3. What holiday is being celebrated when the story opens?

4. How does Belle's husband describe Scrooge?

5. What must Scrooge do in order to be taken back to his home?

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