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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes the weather on the day Scrooge is introduced?
(a) Windy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Foggy.

2. What has Marley come to do to Scrooge?
(a) Change him.
(b) Warn him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Scare him.

3. Where does the spirit touch Scrooge?
(a) His face.
(b) His hand.
(c) His heart.
(d) His mouth.

4. Which word best describes Scrooge?
(a) Misery.
(b) Bored.
(c) Affectionate.
(d) Childlike.

5. What holiday is being celebrated when the story opens?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Halloween.
(c) New Year's.
(d) Thanksgiving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of visitors does Marley tell Scrooge to expect?

2. Who is Belle?

3. What does the spirit regretfully tell Scrooge about Fan?

4. What must Marley carry around with his spirit?

5. How many men come by to collect money from the neighborhood on Christmas Eve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jacob Marley inform Scrooge will happen over the course of the next few nights?

2. What does the Ghost of Christmas Past look like?

3. When Scrooge realizes that it is midnight and not noon, why does he vow to stay awake?

4. What happened to Scrooge immediately after Marley left?

5. What unusual thing does Scrooge see on the front door to his home?

6. How did Belle's life turn out after her time with Scrooge?

7. What does Scrooge see in the first scene from his childhood?

8. Who is Belle?

9. What is the conversation that transpires between Bob Cratchit and Scrooge about time off from work?

10. Who is Jacob Marley, and what does the reader learn about him right away?

(see the answer keys)

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