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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. Before his second visitor, how does Scrooge wake himself?

2. What kind of miners do Scrooge and the Spirit visit?

3. What feeling floods Scrooge when he meets the third Spirit?

4. When the Spirit takes Scrooge to see the Cratchits, which character has died?

5. In whose name is the Christmas toast given?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the state of Tiny Tim?

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

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

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

6. What does Scrooge witness at the pawnshop?

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

8. What does Scrooge see when he visits the family eating dinner at the table?

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

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

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 2

Wealth seems to be a very important element in this novel.

Part 1.) Compare / contrast the characters who have money in the novel with those who do not. Which are seen in a more positive light? What does this tell you about the way that Dickens views money?

Part 2.) Compare / contrast the way that Scrooge views money at the beginning of the novel with the way that he views money at the end of the novel. What does this tell you about the way that Dickens views money?

Part 3.) Compare / contrast the two different ways that Dickens seems to be presenting his theme of wealth. When you reached the end of the novel, what do you think Dickens' overarching message about money to his reader is?

Essay Topic 3

By the end of the novel, Scrooge has made many changes in character.

Part 1.) Describe the man that Scrooge is at the beginning of the novel.

Part 2.) Describe the man that Scrooge is at the end of the novel.

Part 3.) Describe the way that you own opinion of Scrooge as a character progressed as you read the novel.

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