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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. What does Scrooge tell his employee to do in exchange for his time off for the holiday?
(a) Work overtime on the weekend.
(b) Come in early the next day.
(c) Cut his pay.
(d) Take Scrooge with him to the party.

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

3. What has Marley come to do to Scrooge?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Change him.
(c) Scare him.
(d) Warn him.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who stops by to invite Scrooge to a meal?

4. How does Scrooge feel about the Christmas Season?

5. What are the men who are collecting money on Christmas Eve, using the money for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the conversation that transpires between Bob Cratchit and Scrooge about time off from work?

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

3. What is the appearance of Jacob Marley when he visits Scrooge in his bedroom?

4. Who is Jacob Marley, and what does the reader learn about him right away?

5. Who is Belle?

6. How is London described in the opening of the novel?

7. Who is Fred, and what happens when he comes to visit Scrooge?

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

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

10. What does Scrooge see in the first scene from his childhood?

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