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

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

3. What does Scrooge ask the first spirit to do for him?
(a) To take him back home.
(b) To send a message to Belle.
(c) To leave him with the memories.
(d) To never return.

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

5. What is used to heat Scrooge's warehouse?
(a) Kerosine.
(b) Gasoline.
(c) Wood.
(d) Coal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Scrooge tell his employee to do in exchange for his time off for the holiday?

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

4. After Scrooge is touched by the spirit, what ability does he have?

5. What does Belle claim has corrupted Scrooge?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Scrooge react to the scenes from his childhood in the countryside?

5. What does Marley beckon Scrooge to see outside his bedroom window and how does Scrooge react?

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

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

8. When Scrooge realizes that it is midnight and not noon, why does he vow to stay awake?

9. Who is Belle?

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

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