The second option is definitely more complicated
What I do when I have a report and don't read the book, I go to google and look up a summery for the book, it should only be a few paragraphs that tells the whole story.
Mrs. Cratchit is reluctant to drink when Bob proposes a toast to Mr. Scrooge, because A. She resents Scrooge for his miserly ways and his poor treatment of her husband. Reluctant means: <span>to feel or show doubt: or to be unwilling or not eager to do something.
You may want to double check with another site though, I'm sure the answer is already out there somewhere.
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Answer:
A) The young couple's cruelty has shattered Miss Brill's happy delusions about her significance in the world.
C) Miss Brill is confronted with the painful reality of the way she is perceived in society: as old and irrelevant.
Explanation:
The young couple's terrible behaviors have broken Miss Brill's bright ideas about her importance, and she feels a deep loss. The young couple's actions have shown Miss Brill that she is not as significant to others as she thought. Miss Brill learns that people see her as elderly and unimportant. The young couple she was with was rude and didn't care about her. She felt underappreciated.
