In charles dickens's a christmas carol, the of jacob marley returns from the grave to haunt his business partner, ebenezer scrooge. a. repartee b. repertoire c. specter d. spectrum

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It was said that my new york license plates would arouse interest and perhaps questions, since they were the only outward identifying marks i had. and so they did – perhaps twenty or thirty times in the whole trip. but such contacts followed an invariable pattern, somewhat as follows: local man: “new york, huh? ” me: "yep." local man: “i was there in nineteen thirty-eight – or was it thirty-nine? alice, was it thirty-eight or thirty-nine we went to new york? " alice: "it was thirty-six. i remember because it was the year alfred died.” local man: "anyway, i hated it. wouldn't live there if you paid me.” what is the purpose of this conversation in travels with charley? to show that most people in the united states hate new york to show that most people in the united states visit new york to show that most people do not treat the author differently because he is from new york to show that being from new york disrupts the author’s relationships with the people he meets

Read stefon’s notes on the topic of chicago’s maxwell street market. his purpose is to inform readers about the market’s historical significance. maxwell street market • the market was a famous immigrant business district in chicago. • it was mostly open-air, but it also had stores and restaurants. • beginning in the 1940s, it was a mecca for blues musicians. • famous musicians such as muddy waters played there. • playing outdoors required amplifiers; this lead to the development of the “chicago blues” sound. • the market was shut down to make way for new development in the 1980s and 1990s. which of the following is the best example of a central idea for his essay? a. the maxwell street market was much too valuable to be shut down. b. for over a century, new immigrants to chicago made their home on maxwell street. c. successful stores and restaurants made the maxwell street market an essential part of chicago history. d. as the birthplace of the “chicago blues,” the maxwell street market plays a critical role in the city’s history.