Question

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

when scrooge goes home from work in act i of a christmas carol: scrooge and marley, which actions show that he is uneasy? choose three options.

a. he checks each of the rooms.

b. he trims his candle as he walks.

c. he looks under the sofa and table.

d. he eats only a bowl of gruel for his dinner.

e. he thinks he sees marley’s face in the pictures.

f. he threatens a boy who is singing a christmas song.

Explanation:

To determine which actions show Scrooge is uneasy, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Checking each room suggests he is nervous and looking for something or someone, indicating unease.
• Option B: Trimming the candle as he walks is a normal action, not related to unease.
• Option C: Looking under sofa and table shows he is anxious and checking for threats, a sign of unease.
• Option D: Eating gruel is about his meager diet, not unease.
• Option E: Thinking he sees Marley’s face shows psychological unease, as it’s a hallucination from his guilt/fear.
• Option F: Threatening a boy is his usual miserly, grumpy behavior, not unease.

So the three options showing unease are A, C, E.

Answer:

A. He checks each of the rooms.
C. He looks under the sofa and table.
E. He thinks he sees Marley's face in the pictures.