Read this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens. in what two ways can we assume scrooge has transformed himself?
"good spirit," he pursued, as down upon the ground he fell before it: "your nature intercedes for me, and pities me. assure me that i yet may change these shadows you have shown me, by an altered life! "
the kind hand trembled.
"i will honour christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. i will live in the past, the present, and the future. the spirits of all three shall strive within me. i will not shut out the lessons that they teach. oh, tell me i may sponge away the writing on this stone! "

he regrets his past ways and vows to become kinder.
he has learned how to pretend to be kind to others so that they won’t resent his stingy ways.
he now cares about how his actions affect others and hopes he can improve his relationships with them.
he will dwell on the past and worry about his mistakes.
he wants to spend all of his money on expensive things for himself.

I would pick A. C is also possible.

Explanation:

It is much easier to start with what he does not mean.

E definitely is not what he means. He is not thinking of benefitting himself at all.

D is also not what he means. He does not intend to dwell on past mistakes: he is determined to learn what he did wrong and what he can do to improve.

C is possible. Let's just go on.

B there is no pretense in his fear. Those spirits have done their jobs well. Scrooge is scarred out of his wits that what they have shown him may actually come to pass. His worst nightmare is that he can do nothing about it.

A is possible. So now you have to choose between C and A.

It could be either A or C. I'd pick A myself because it is an action. It's a plan.

I usually tell people when it is this close that either could be right. Just because I say it is so, does not make it so. If you have strong feelings about C, pick it.

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novels have multiple settings. a setting is a place or surrounding when a main event or event takes place. not everything happens in just one scene or setting. yes, there can be one *main* setting, but there is definitely not just one. b is incorrect. novels do not have limited characters. there are many characters in a novel, depending on how many the writer wishes to add in. c is incorrect. there is not just a single theme. there are many themes. another word for "theme" is the subject. there can be many subjects and topics. once again, there are many, depending on however many the author wishes to add or include. d is incorrect. yes, novels *can* have no solutions, based on what the author would like. but typically, novels have a solution. the solution might be in "book 5", but there is normally still a solution.

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