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A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

Type

Novella

Published

1843

Questions

3 with answers

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At the start of A Christmas Carol, who is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge's late business partner, whose ghost comes to visit him on Christmas Eve?

AJacob Marley
BBob Cratchit
CFred Holywell
DTim Cratchit

Who is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge's late business partner, whose ghost appears to him on Christmas Eve at the start of A Christmas Carol?

AJacob Marley
BBob Cratchit
CFred Holywell
DTimothy Cratchit

In A Christmas Carol, how many ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge in total, including Jacob Marley?

A2
B3
C4
D5

Rationale

Scrooge encounters four spirits throughout the story: Jacob Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.

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