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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 has changed about the Cratchit family during the visit with the third Spirit?

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

3. How does Scrooge react to the news of Tim's future?

4. Why is the family that Scrooge visits so happy to hear of the death of the dead man?

5. What is Tim's attitude to being ill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Scrooge witness at the pawnshop?

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

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

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

9. What clings to the robe 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

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.

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

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?

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