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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 react to the news of Tim's future?

2. What does the Spirit use to point?

3. What is the general emotion surrounding the death of the man in town?

4. Whose home does the second visitor first take Scrooge to?

5. What is the name of the girl who grasps at the Spirit's robe?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Scrooge witness at the pawnshop?

3. What toast does Bob Cratchit give to Scrooge, and how does his family respond?

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

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

6. What does Scrooge see approaching him as the second Spirit leaves him and how does he react?

7. What is the Spirit's response to Scrooge's question regarding help for the two children?

8. What is the state of Tiny Tim?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end of the novel, Ebenezer Scrooge's character has gone through an enormous transformation. While his nephew Fred is quite happy with his change, most people in the town are skeptical. Compare / contrast the two views of Scrooge's transformation. Who do you side with, Fred or the townspeople? What examples are given in the text to support whether or not Scrooge's change will be long-lasting?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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