Known as an allegorical tale of redemption and transformation, Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is also considered to be a ghost story. Guiding the narrow-minded Ebenezer Scrooge on his journey to personal betterment are four supernatural beings, each of whom possesses a distinct personality and plays a key role in showing Scrooge the error of his selfish ways.

So, which Ghost from A Christmas Carol are you? Does the ghost of Jacob Marley reflect your character, or do you relate more to the Ghost of Christmas Past’s quiet nature? Are you more in tune with the jovial Ghost of Christmas Present, or is the mysterious Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come a better match?

Take the personality quiz below to discover your spiritual counterpart, and be sure to download your free poster at the end!

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Quiz questions created by Rachel Natbony

Collect all A Christmas Carol Posters

Want all four eerily festive posters for your English language arts classroom? Download each of them below!

Jacob Marley's Ghost

"The same face: the very same. Marley in his pig-tail, usual waistcoat, tights, and boots; the tassels on the latter bristling, like his pig-tail, and his coat-skirts, and the hair upon his head. The chain he drew was clasped about his middle."

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The Ghost of Christmas Past

"Who, and what are you?” Scrooge demanded.
“I am the Ghost of Christmas Past.”
“Long Past?” inquired Scrooge: observant of its dwarfish stature.
“No. Your past.”

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The Ghost of Christmas Present

"I am the Ghost of Christmas Present,” said the Spirit. “Look upon me!”
Scrooge reverently did so. It was clothed in one simple deep green robe, or mantle, bordered with white fur.

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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

"Good Spirit,” he pursued, as down upon the ground he fell before it: “Your nature intercedes for me and pities me. Assure me that I yet may change these shadows you have shown me by an altered life!"

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