Question

first read: comprehension
identify the choice that best answers the question.

why does marley visit scrooge in his rooms in act i of a christmas carol: scrooge and marley?
choose two options.

a. to ask scrooge what has been happening at scrooge and marley’s

b. to see scrooge again and have a nice chat about old times

c. to inform scrooge that the three spirits will haunt him

d. to beg scrooge to help save marley from his doom

e. to rescue scrooge from sharing marley’s own fate

Explanation:

In A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Marley's ghost visits Scrooge. Option C is correct because Marley tells Scrooge about the impending visitation of the Three Spirits to help Scrooge change. Option E is correct as Marley's goal is to prevent Scrooge from suffering the same fate (being a tormented ghost) he himself endures. Options A is incorrect (Marley knows the business state, as a ghost he’s not inquiring), B is incorrect (the visit is not a friendly chat but a warning), and D is incorrect (Marley can’t be saved, he’s warning Scrooge to save himself).

Answer:

C. to inform Scrooge that the Three Spirits will haunt him
E. to rescue Scrooge from sharing Marley’s own fate