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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. Which of the following best describes the death of the man in town?

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

3. In whose name is the Christmas toast given?

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

5. Who does Scrooge decide that he would like to catch a glimpse of now that he has recognized that he is seeing the future?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

With the first visitor, Scrooge is forced to relive the memories of his childhood.

Part 1.) Describe one of the memories that Scrooge relived.

Part 2.) Explain the significance of that event in shaping that man that Scrooge became.

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

Essay Topic 2

Throughout his time with the three visitors, Scrooge saw many things. Which event do you think had the most impact on his character? Describe the scene and theorize why you think it so deeply affected Scrooge's character more than any of the other scenes.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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