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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Fan?

3. How does Scrooge feel about the way that people see him?

4. What is Scrooge's nephew's name?

5. What does Dickens say does not affect Scrooge?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the Ghost of Christmas Past look like?

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

6. Who is Belle?

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

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. What happened to Scrooge immediately after Marley left?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is this novel a comedy, or a tragedy? How does humor work throughout the novel? How does emotion? Which of the two seems to be a stronger force throughout the novel? Finally, do you think that the tone of the novel worked for the themes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

With the first visitor, Scrooge is forced to relive the memories of his childhood.

Part 1.) Describe one of the memories that Scrooge relived.

Part 2.) Explain the significance of that event in shaping that man that Scrooge became.

Part 3.) Describe how you believe reliving this event prompted the change in Scrooge's character at the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Compare / contrast the two times that Tiny Tim said the words "God bless us, every one." What does this quote mean? What were the two different contexts in which he stated this? Which time of use was more powerful to you as a reader?

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