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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. Before his second visitor, how does Scrooge wake himself?
(a) With a hiccup.
(b) With a shout.
(c) With a snore.
(d) With a cough.

2. What does Scrooge notice is changing about the Spirit as they make their way through the Christmas celebrations?
(a) He is glowing.
(b) He is growing.
(c) He is aging.
(d) He is shrinking.

3. What does the Cratchit family believe about the death of their family member?
(a) That it will bring them closer together.
(b) That it will tear them apart.
(c) That it is a Christmas gift.
(d) That it is the fault of Ebenezer Scrooge.

4. Which of the following best describes the laundress that Scrooge sees in town?
(a) Confused.
(b) Honest.
(c) Sorrowful.
(d) Greedy.

5. What is the name on the tombstone that Scrooge finds himself at?
(a) Jacob Marley.
(b) Ebenezer Scrooge.
(c) Timothy Cratchit.
(d) Bob Cratchit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the family that Scrooge visits so happy to hear of the death of the dead man?

2. Who does Scrooge visit and witness singing Christmas songs and reminiscing of Christmas memories?

3. Who does the Spirit say that the children belong to?

4. In the cemetery, what part of the Spirit's body begins to tremble?

5. Who asks the Spirit if these events are the things that "Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Spirit inform Scrooge is the fate of Tiny Tim?

2. How are the Cratchit family responding to the death of Tiny Tim?

3. What question did Scrooge have for the third Spirit when they were standing in the cemetery?

4. What is striking about the appearance of the third spirit?

5. How do the party-goers respond to Fred's opinion of his uncle?

6. How does Scrooge react to the music and the games of Fred's Christmas party?

7. What has changed about the Cratchit family when Scrooge is taken to revisit them?

8. What is the state of Tiny Tim?

9. What is significant about the appearance of the second spirit?

10. What response did the community give to the Cratchit family following the death of Tiny Tim?

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