<span>Fred tries, unsuccessfully, to convince his Uncle Ebenezer to have Christmas dinner with him and his wife. Scrooge refuses, lecturing his nephew on the folly of celebrating Christmas. So Ebenezer is seen as agitated and careful about his actions and against happiness while Fred is more carefree go with the flow glass half full</span>
Answer and Explanation:
Dear Trevor:
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<em>Hello again my dear friend, I hope you're doing well. It has been a while since we last spoke and you might be wondering why.</em>
<em>As many people know by now thanks to social media, </em><em>there was a terrible and disastrous fire in the Chipinque forest last week.</em><em> It caused important losses of old and valuable trees which have survived for over 100 years. Also, many species of wildlife were killed, while others suffered numerous injuries.</em>
<em>As much as I am grateful for not being harmed in this fire, I am deeply sad about this situation and I'm certain you will be too due to your profound appreciation for this town, which will always be your first and most-loved town. The main reason of this letter is to let you know we are all safe. However, I wanted to please ask you to be careful because, as you already know, the current high temperatures are able to cause many similar disasters and horrible losses, no matter where we are.</em>
<em>I truly hope I can visit your town soon to catch up and tell you more about this unfortunate event.</em>
Love,
Sophia
Answer: E) My mother considered the idea of a child sleeping alone a cruel American practice.
This sentence shows that the mother had a cultural background that was different from the American one. Even though for most Americans, a child sleeping alone would be common, for her it was a cruel practice. The excerpt shows that Hema's mother does not endorse all American practices, which indicates she has a different cultural heritage, in this case, a Bengali one.
A thesaurus would be most helpful to Aidan.
