The question is : these are the steps that you should follow when taking a reading test. which one is the first step ? a) decide if the question is detailed or asks for something general. b) decide if the test is narrative or expository. c) read quickly if the text is expository, read carefully if it is narrative. d) refer to the passage in the reading if the question is detailed, infer the answer if the passage is general.

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community