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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. In response to the death in the family, which character reacts generously to the family?

2. What does Scrooge see in all the Christmases that he visited with the Spirit?

3. What is the name of the boy who grasps at the Spirit's robe?

4. What does the third Spirit say to Scrooge when he sees him?

5. What is the name on the tombstone that Scrooge finds himself at?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Scrooge react to the arrival of the third Spirit?

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

3. What clings to the robe of the second spirit?

4. What does Scrooge see when he enters the cemetery?

5. What does Scrooge witness at the pawnshop?

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

7. What other Christmases does the second Spirit take Scrooge to witness?

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

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

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

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

With the second visitor, Scrooge was taken to see the ways that people in his community celebrate Christmas.

Part 1.) Describe one scene that Scrooge witnessed on Christmas Day.

Part 2.) Describe Scrooge's reaction to this scene. Was there anything interesting / unexpected in his response?

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

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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