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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. When Scrooge first sees the third Spirit, what does he do involuntarily?

2. What does the Spirit ask Scrooge to touch in order to be transported?

3. Who says that they have no patience for Scrooge's attitude and behavior?

4. What is the name of the third Spirit?

5. When Scrooge awakens before his second visitor, what has filled his room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the businessmen in the stock exchange discussing?

2. What does Scrooge witness at the pawnshop?

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

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

5. What is Fred's opinion of his uncle Scrooge?

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

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

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

9. What does Scrooge promise to the Spirit in exchange for a chance to change his fate?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the opening chapter, the reader is introduces to Bob Cratchit and his relationship with Ebenezer Scrooge.

Part 1.) Compare/contrast the two men as they are presented in the beginning of the novel

Part 2.) Explain the working relationship between the two men.

Part 3.) Briefly theorize why Bob Cratchit chose to continue working in this environment.

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

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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