Question

1. part b: which of the following quotes best supports the answer to part a?

a. \think of that! bob had but fifteen bob a-week himself; he pocketed on saturdays but fifteen copies of his christian name; and yet the ghost of christmas present blessed his four-roomed house!\ (paragraph 41)

b. \they were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from being water-proof; their clothes were scanty; and peter might have known, and very likely did, the inside of a pawnbrokers. but, they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another, and contented with the time...\ (paragraph 85)

c. \dark, ghostly figures in their several stations; but every man among them hummed a christmas tune, or had a christmas thought, or spoke below his breath to his companion of some bygone christmas day, with homeward hopes belonging to it. and every man on board, waking or sleeping, good or bad, had had a kinder word for another on that day than on any day in the year...\ (paragraph 95)

d. \his wealth is of no use to him. he dont do any good with it. he dont make himself comfortable with it.\ (paragraph 106)

Explanation:

To answer this, we need to assume the answer to Part A (likely about a theme like happiness despite poverty or valuing non - material things). Option B describes a family that is not well - off (not handsome, not well - dressed, scanty clothes, maybe using a pawnbroker) but is happy, grateful, and content. This would support an answer about finding happiness in non - material aspects or being content despite poverty. Option A is about Bob's income and the Ghost blessing his house, not directly about happiness despite lack. Option C is about men on a boat being kind on Christmas, not about a family's situation. Option D is about a person's wealth being useless, not about a family's happiness in poverty.

Answer:

B. "They were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from being water - proof; their clothes were scanty; and Peter might have known, and very likely did, the inside of a pawnbroker’s. But, they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another, and contented with the time..." (Paragraph 85)