Question

At the beginning of A Christmas Carol, the narrator explains that Scrooge was Marley's "sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, and sole mourner."

Based on these words, what can be inferred about Marley?

A.
He was not well-liked by others.

B.
He was much, much younger than Scrooge.

C.
He was a shy and quiet person.

D.
He was beloved by everyone he met.

Answer 1

please help

Answer 2

this is on the A chrismas carol

Answer 3

any idea?

Answer 4

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Which sentence best demonstrates the hostile relationship that Scrooge has with society at the beginning of A Christmas Carol?

A.
"Becoming immediately sensible of the impropriety, he poked the fire, and extinguished the last frail spark forever."

B.
"It was cold, bleak, biting weather, foggy withal, and he could hear the people in the court go wheezing up and down, beating their hands upon their breasts, and stamping their feet upon the pavement stones to warm them."

C.
"A frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin."

D.
"No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle, no children asked him what it was o'clock, no man or woman ever once in all his life inquired the way to such and such a place, of Scrooge."

Answer 5

Which character in A Christmas Carol is best described as good-natured?

A.
Marley's ghost

B.
Fred

C.
Scrooge

D.
The Ghost of Christmas Future

Answer 6

Which best describes the conflict between Scrooge and the two charity men in "Stave I: Marley's Ghost"?

A.
The men want Scrooge to go to Christmas dinner with them, but Scrooge insists that anyone who celebrates Christmas is a fool.

B.
The men want Scrooge to take down Marley's name from the countinghouse, but Scrooge insists on leaving it up because it is good for business.

C.
The men want Scrooge to give money to help the poor, but Scrooge insists that the prisons and workhouses can provide the poor with basic necessities.

D.
The men want Scrooge to provide Cratchit with better pay and working conditions, but Scrooge insists that Cratchit is lucky to have a job at all and should be grateful.

Answer 7

hereNear the beginning of A Christmas Carol, the narrator describes the London in which the action takes place as "cold, bleak, biting weather, foggy withal," and mentions that it is already dark at three o'clock.

Which best describes the effect of these descriptions?

A.
They paint an unrealistic picture of London in the 1800s.

B.
They give the story its upbeat and hopeful tone.

C.
They establish this section's grim mood.

D.
They suggest the story's focus on redemption and rebirth.

Answer 8

Why does Scrooge ask the charity men whether the prisons and workhouses are still available to the poor?

A.
In Scrooge's time, the poor are treated with great care and compassion in the prisons and in the workhouses.

B.
In Scrooge's London, prisons and workhouses are two places that most poor people are very happy to go to when they are in need of basic necessities.

C.
In Scrooge's era, poverty and hardship don't exist because of the efforts of those who run prisons and workhouses.

D.
In Scrooge's society, these places provide the poor with basic necessities, but they are also known as places of great cruelty and hardship.

Answer 9

please please help

Answer 10

For the first one, it is either A or D but im not sure

Answer 11

I'm pretty sure it's D because Scrooge is the one no one likes

Answer 12

@e.mccormick

Answer 13

ok thanks

Answer 14

At the beginning of A Christmas Carol, the narrator explains that Scrooge was Marley's "\(\textbf{sole}\) executor, his \(\textbf{sole}\) administrator, his \(\textbf{sole}\) assign, his \(\textbf{sole}\) residuary legatee, \(\textbf{his sole friend}\), and \(\textbf{sole}\) mourner." Based on these words, what can be inferred about Marley?

Key idea is in that sole means only.


Which sentence best demonstrates the \(\textbf{hostile relationship}\) that Scrooge has with \(\textbf{society}\) at the beginning of A Christmas Carol?

The answer must encompass both the hostile relationship and society aspects.

Which character in A Christmas Carol is best described as good-natured?

I am sure you can eliminate a few choices.

Which best describes the conflict between Scrooge and the two charity men in "Stave I: Marley's Ghost"?

Been a while since I saw or read it, so I do not remember.

hereNear the beginning of A Christmas Carol, the narrator describes the London in which the action takes place as "cold, bleak, biting weather, foggy withal," and mentions that it is already dark at three o'clock. Which best describes the effect of these descriptions?

Again, I am sure there are a few you can eliminate, what is left and why?

Why does Scrooge ask the charity men whether the prisons and workhouses are still available to the poor?

Still don't remember the charity men...

Answer 15

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Answer 18

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Answer 19

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Answer 20

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Answer 21

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Answer 22

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Answer 23

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Answer 24

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Answer 25

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@jennaknight03

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Answer 41

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Answer 47

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Answer 48

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Answer 49

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Answer 50

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Answer 53

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Answer 54

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Answer 55

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Answer 56

@jennaknight03

Answer 57

jennaknight03 the answer to your first question in A. Jacob Marley was younger than Scrooge but he died before him.