Question

Which sentence correctly quotes this passage from page 24 of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens?

The cellar-door flew open with a booming sound, and then he heard the noise much louder, on the floors below; then coming up the stairs; then coming straight towards his door.

"It's humbug still!" said Scrooge. "I won't believe it."

His colour changed though, when, without a pause, it came on through the heavy door, and passed into the room before his eyes. Upon its coming in, the dying flame leaped up, as though it cried, "I know him! Marley's Ghost!" and fell again.1

A.
There is a sound that comes from the cellar (24).
B.
Scrooge refuses to believe that there is a ghost in his house until the ghost comes through his door (24).
C.
His colour changed though, when, without a pause, it came on through the heavy door, and passed into the room before his eyes (24).
D.
Scrooge hears a noise from downstairs but still "won't believe it" until the ghost arrives in his room (24).

Answer 1

The sentence that correctly quotes this passage from page 24 of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is this: D. Scrooge hears a noise from downstairs but still "won't believe it" until the ghost arrives in his room (24).

What is the correct sentence?

The sentence that correctly quotes a phrase from the story, "A Christmas Carol" is option D. In this selected option, the quote is inserted in quotation marks and the reader is directed to the page of the book where this exact statement could be found.

The essence of quotations is to avoid plagiarism and assign the writing rights to the author. So, in this last sentence from the text, we understand that Scrooge was in a state of shock.