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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. How does Scrooge respond to seeing the countryside?

2. What does Marley tell Scrooge these visitors will hold for him?

3. How is the aura of Scrooge's first visitor described?

4. What has Marley come to do to Scrooge?

5. What is significant about the countryside that Scrooge and the spirit visit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What unusual thing does Scrooge see on the front door to his home?

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

4. Why is Scrooge's workplace so cold?

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Belle?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many character throughout the novel that have particular relationships with the Christmas holiday. Choose one character who you believe most embodies the holiday spirit, and explain the impact that this character has on the events in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Before the arrival of the three spirits, Jacob Marley came to visit Scrooge. First, explain the significance of Jacob Marley's visit. Then explain why Marley's presence was important before the arrival of the three spirits. Finally, discuss if you think the story would have been as effective if Dickens had left Marley out completely, and simply focused on the three spirits.

Essay Topic 3

Charles Dickens spends much effort in setting the mood of the story through his descriptions of the place and weather. Compare / contrast the mood at the beginning of the novel with the mood at the end of the novel. What descriptions have changed? How does the mood of the novel reflect the mood of Ebenezer Scrooge?

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