Question

In the story A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, a penny-pinching and bitter Ebenezer Scrooge values money more than people.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

Our neighbor has a reputation for being a Scrooge, so we don't even stop at his door any more when we're fundraising.

Question 5 options:

kind


jealous


stingy and rude

Answer 1

Answer:

Stingy and Rude.

Explanation:

Being a scrooge means you are unhappy, disrespectful, rude, etc. He is not kind nor jealous, so that leaves the final answer.