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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 type of men are discussing the death?

2. What has the laundress stolen from the dead body, which Scrooge finds most shocking?

3. Who does Scrooge visit and witness singing Christmas songs and reminiscing of Christmas memories?

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

5. What does Scrooge promise to honor, from the bottom of his heart?

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 is the state of Tiny Tim?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Scrooge's response to the things that he sees in the cemetery?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many character throughout the novel that have particular relationships with the Christmas holiday. Choose one character who you believe most embodies the holiday spirit, and explain the impact that this character has on the events in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

In the opening chapter of the novel, Charles Dickens chooses to omit many important bits of information. Identify one piece of information that Dickens omitted, and explain why you think the author chose to leave his reader in the dark.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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