Select the correct answer. Read the excerpt from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. What does Scrooge’s reaction to what the Ghost of Jacob Marley tells him reveal about Scrooge? “You will be haunted,” resumed the Ghost, “by Three Spirits.” Scrooge’s countenance fell almost as low as the Ghost’s had done. “Is that the chance and hope you mentioned, Jacob?” he demanded, in a faltering voice. “It is.” “I—I think I’d rather not,” said Scrooge. “Without their visits,” said the Ghost, “you cannot hope to shun the path I tread. Expect the first to-morrow, when the bell tolls One.” “Couldn’t I take ’em all at once, and have it over, Jacob?” hinted Scrooge. “Expect the second on the next night at the same hour. The third upon the next night when the last stroke of Twelve has ceased to vibrate. Look to see me no more; and look that, for your own sake, you remember what has passed between us!” A. He is a fearful man who does not like to think about the existence of ghosts. B. He is hesitant to face the ordeal that Marley is telling him he will undergo soon. C. He is not used to taking orders from Jacob Marley because he used to be Marley’s boss. D. He doesn’t see any problem with Marley’s fate and has no desire to avoid it.
