Answer:
From the passage, I can infer that:
The desert cities with increasing population experience drought due to low rainfall which causes problem to the populace.
Explicit detail from the passage: "The most obvious issue is the lack of water."
Implicit detail from the passage: "This population boom is hard on the desert environments of these cities."
Explanation:
An explicit detail gives a very clear and well understood detail. It is umabiguious and without vagueness. While an implicit detail does not give a very clear and direct detail. It is usually implied or assumed.
From the passage, we can see that lack of water is found in deserts. The detail is explicit and with facts.
But saying that the population boom is hard on the desert environments seem implied or the author's assumption.
Fezziwig is very kind and generous, while scrooge only cares about money. Fezziwig helps everyone, scrooge only cares about himself.
Fezziwig is happy, scrooge isn't.
in one scene, fezziwig hosts a dance, which is something scrooge would never do at the beginning of the book
fezziwig and scrooge are both owners of a business.
I believe it is A. The author expresses a sense of loss toward past lovers.
