EXCERPT FROM 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL': MARLEY'S GHOST What does Scrooge do after the incident with the door knocker?

a)He hears the sound of thunder throughout the house and checks to make sure everything is alright.

b)He watches as a hearse is driven up the staircase in his home.

c)He goes through each room in the house to make sure he is alone and then locks all the doors.

d)He trims the candles in every single room in the house because he likes the darkness.

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful