Ebenezer Scrooge, a character in a novel by Charles Dickens, is stingy with his money even when he sees people in need.
Marta refused to loan her brother a quarter to buy a marble he wanted at the thrift shop. "Don't be such a scrooge!" he pleaded.
What does the allusion in this sentence show about Marta's brother?
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He understands why she refuses to give him a quarter.
• He wishes she would buy her own marbles.
He thinks she is being selfish because she will not loan him money.
He does not understand why she does not like
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marbles
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The correct answer is: He thinks she is being selfish because she will not loan him money.
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