Question

close read: analyze the text
identify the choice that best answers the question.

what do these lines from act ii of a christmas carol: scrooge and marley reveal about scrooge?

present. this is the home of your employee, mr. scrooge. don’t you
know it?
scrooge. do you mean cratchit, spirit? do you mean this is
cratchit’s home?

a. scrooge is trying to annoy the spirit.

b. scrooge has a poor memory for places.

c. scrooge has forgotten his employee’s name.

d. scrooge has never visited the cratchits’ home.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: There's no indication Scrooge is trying to annoy the Spirit; his question is one of surprise, not annoyance.
• Option B: The issue isn't memory for places generally, but not knowing his employee's home.
• Option C: Scrooge remembers Cratchit's name (he asks "Do you mean Cratchit, Spirit?"), so this is incorrect.
• Option D: Scrooge's surprised question ("Do you mean this is Cratchit’s home?") implies he has never been there, as he's shocked to see where Cratchit lives.

Answer:

D. Scrooge has never visited the Cratchits’ home.