At the beginning of a christmas carol, the narrator describes how scrooge keeps the coal box in his own office and how he refuses to allow cratchit to use additional coal to make the fire in his room warmer.

what can be inferred about scrooge from this description?

a.
he is never cold himself, so he has a hard time recognizing when others feel chilly.

b.
he thinks that cratchit works too hard, and he wants him to spend more time at home.

c.
he cares more about saving his own money than the comfort of others.

d.
he knows that the large fireplace in cratchit's room keeps it quite warm.

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.