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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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