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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. What is Mrs. Cratchit preparing for their Christmas meal?

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

3. Where do Scrooge and the third Spirit overhear the first conversation about death?

4. What type of Christmas does Scrooge overhear Fred wishing him?

5. Which family does the Spirit take Scrooge to revisit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Scrooge awakens thinking he will soon see the second visitor?

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

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

7. What does Scrooge witness at the pawnshop?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of seeing spirits is one that requires a certain amount of faith. Do you believe that the spirits were physically present in Scrooge's room, or was he simply dreaming? What evidence do you have from the text to support your belief? Is the physical presence of the spirits important to the changes in Scrooge's character?

Essay Topic 2

There were three spirits that came to visit Scrooge. Describe the first spirit and what he symbolized. What did he take Scrooge to see? How did his visit affect the change in Scrooge's character?

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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