Question

Which character trait of Scrooge’s nephew, Fred, is reflected in this excerpt from Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol?

They drew about the fire, and talked; the girls and mother working still. Bob told them of the extraordinary kindness of Mr. Scrooge’s nephew, whom he had scarcely seen but once, and who, meeting him in the street that day, and seeing that he looked a little—“just a little down you know,” said Bob, inquired what had happened to distress him. “On which,” said Bob, “for he is the pleasantest-spoken gentleman you ever heard, I told him. ‘I am heartily sorry for it, Mr. Cratchit,’ he said, ‘and heartily sorry for your good wife.’ By the bye, how he ever knew that, I don’t know.”

A.
his youthfulness
B.
his compassion
C.
his optimism
D.
his curiosity

Answer 1

B, his compassion

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

B. His compassion.

Step-by-step explanation:

Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" revolves around the character of Scrooge, a miserly and greedy man who experienced a significant change in himself during Christmas time. The story deals with themes of isolation, redemption, compassion, and love.

In the given passage, Scrooge's nephew, Fred is the subject of the conversation in the Cratchit family. Bob told his wife about how Fred had inquired about Mrs. Cratchit and how he thought Fred was "the pleasantest-spoken gentleman you ever heard." This shows how compassionate Fred seems to be, unlike his uncle Scrooge.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.