Select the correct answer. read the excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens. what does scrooge’s reaction to what the ghost of jacob marley tells him reveal about scrooge? “you will be haunted,” resumed the ghost, “by three spirits.” scrooge’s countenance fell almost as low as the ghost’s had done. “is that the chance and hope you mentioned, jacob? ” he demanded, in a faltering voice. “it is.” “i—i think i’d rather not,” said scrooge. “without their visits,” said the ghost, “you cannot hope to shun the path i tread. expect the first to-morrow, when the bell tolls one.” “couldn’t i take ’em all at once, and have it over, jacob? ” hinted scrooge. “expect the second on the next night at the same hour. the third upon the next night when the last stroke of twelve has ceased to vibrate. look to see me no more; and look that, for your own sake, you remember what has passed between us! ” a. he is a fearful man who does not like to think about the existence of ghosts. b. he is hesitant to face the ordeal that marley is telling him he will undergo soon. c. he is not used to taking orders from jacob marley because he used to be marley’s boss. d. he doesn’t see any problem with marley’s fate and has no desire to avoid it.

B. He is hesitant to face the ordeal that Marley is telling him he will undergo soon.

Explanation: In this excerpt from "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Scrooge's reaction to what the Ghost of Jacob Marley tells him reveals about Scrooge is that he is hesitant to face the ordeal that Marley is telling him he will undergo soon. It is Christmas Eve when the Ghost of Marley appears. It tells Scrooge that he has to wait for three spirits that will come to save him from having a fate like his.

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explanation:

mrs. mallard has a heart condition, which means that if she's startled she could die. so, when news comes that her husband's been killed in an accident, the people who tell her have to cushion the blow.

mrs. mallard's sister josephine sits down with her and dances around the truth until mrs. mallard finally understands what happened. the deceased mr. mallard's friend, richards, hangs out with them for moral support.

richards originally found out because he had been in the newspaper headquarters when a report of the accident that killed mr. mallard, which happened on a train, came through. richards waited for proof from a second source before going to the mallards' to share the news.

when mrs. mallard finds out what happened she acts differently from most women in the same position, who might disbelieve it. she cries passionately before deciding to go to her room to be by herself.

in her room, mrs. mallard sits down on a comfy chair and feels completely depleted. she looks out the window and looks out at a world that seems alive and fresh. she can see the sky coming between the rain clouds.

mrs. mallard sits still, occasionally crying briefly like a kid might.

the narrator describes her as youthful and pretty, but because of this news she looks preoccupied and absent.

she seems to be holding out for some kind of unknown news or knowledge, which she can tell is approaching.

mrs. mallard breathes heavily and tries to resist before succumbing to this unknown thing, which is a feeling of freedom.

acknowledging freedom makes her revive, and she doesn't consider whether she should feel bad about it.

mrs. mallard thinks to herself about how she'll cry when she sees her husband's dead body and how much he loved her. even so, she's kind of excited about the chance to make her own decisions and not feel accountable to anyone.

mrs. mallard feels even more swept up by the idea of freedom than the fact that she had felt love for her husband.

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