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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is the time that Scrooge wakes up significant?
(a) He has moved forward in time.
(b) Time no longer exists.
(c) He has traveled back in time.
(d) His time is standing still.

3. What meal is Scrooge invited to in Chapter 1?
(a) Tea.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Breakfast.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first mysterious sound that Scrooge hears?

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

3. Where does Scrooge see the face of Jacob Marley?

4. Where does the spirit touch Scrooge?

5. What does Dickens say does not affect Scrooge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the two men that come to Scrooge's door, and what do they ask of him?

2. How did Belle's life turn out after her time with Scrooge?

3. How does the first spirit take Scrooge back in time?

4. Why is Scrooge's workplace so cold?

5. What does Belle notice that has changed about Scrooge, and how does she react?

6. What other unusual sights and sounds plague Scrooge as he enters his home?

7. What does Scrooge overhear Belle and her husband discussing, and how does he react?

8. What does Scrooge think when he awakens at midnight?

9. What does Jacob Marley inform Scrooge will happen over the course of the next few nights?

10. Who is Belle?

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