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

2. Which of the following does NOT describe the third Spirit?

3. In whose name is the Christmas toast given?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Scrooge witness at the pawnshop?

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

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

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

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

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 second visitor, Scrooge was taken to see the ways that people in his community celebrate Christmas.

Part 1.) Describe one scene that Scrooge witnessed on Christmas Day.

Part 2.) Describe Scrooge's reaction to this scene. Was there anything interesting / unexpected in his response?

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

Essay Topic 3

The symbolism of the chains that Jacob Marley is forced to carry around with him is particularly significant. Describe the physical description of the chains, and explain why the items that Jacob Marley must carry with him are significant to his life. Finally, explain why these items were used as a warning to Ebenezer Scrooge.

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