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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 is significant about the countryside that Scrooge and the spirit visit?
(a) It is the countryside where Scrooge will spend the rest of his life.
(b) It is the countryside of Scrooge's youth.
(c) It is the countryside where Bob Cratchit and his family live.
(d) It is the countryside where Scrooge's father died.

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

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

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

5. How is it signaled to Scrooge that there is a visitor in his room?
(a) The hands of his clock spin backward.
(b) The windows fly open.
(c) His bed begins to shake.
(d) The bed curtains are parted.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the figure of Scrooge's first guest resemble?

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

4. Where does the spirit touch Scrooge?

5. What type of visitors does Marley tell Scrooge to expect?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scrooge see in the scene involving his old boss?

2. Why is Scrooge's workplace so cold?

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

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

5. Who is Belle?

6. What happens in the scene with Fan?

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

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

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

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

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