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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 awakens before his second visitor, what has filled his room?

2. At what time does the Spirit leave Scrooge?

3. What are the lighthouse workers drinking on Christmas?

4. Whose home does the second visitor first take Scrooge to?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the state of Tiny Tim?

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

5. What does Scrooge witness at the pawnshop?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is this novel a comedy, or a tragedy? How does humor work throughout the novel? How does emotion? Which of the two seems to be a stronger force throughout the novel? Finally, do you think that the tone of the novel worked for the themes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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