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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Scrooge believe should be confined to prisons and workhouses?
(a) The elderly.
(b) The children.
(c) The weak.
(d) The poor.

2. What must Marley carry around with his spirit?
(a) Books.
(b) Weights.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Chains.

3. What does Scrooge tell his employee to do in exchange for his time off for the holiday?
(a) Cut his pay.
(b) Come in early the next day.
(c) Take Scrooge with him to the party.
(d) Work overtime on the weekend.

4. What does Scrooge eat a bowl of in front of the fire before he receives his first visitor?
(a) Pudding.
(b) Gruel.
(c) Curds.
(d) Soup.

5. What instrument sounds before Jacob Marley appears?
(a) Guitars.
(b) Drums.
(c) Bells.
(d) Violins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops by to invite Scrooge to a meal?

2. What is the first mysterious sound that Scrooge hears?

3. What holiday is being celebrated when the story opens?

4. Which word best describes Scrooge?

5. What is used to heat Scrooge's warehouse?

(see the answer key)

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