Explanation: In this excerpt from Chapter 1 of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, what the chain represents is <u><em>the consequences of choices</em></u>. Scrooge receives the visit of his dead partner's ghost. Jacob Marley's ghost is carrying a chain. The ghost tells Scrooge that he wears it as a punishment for his greedy life, and has come to prevent Scrooge from having the same fate.
They were making sure the uncles weren’t aliens and really just humans. They had thought the uncles were aliens because they looked different from when they last saw them.
Answer: Calpurnia basically explains that she would not like to appear as though she is "puttin' on a show", so she changes her speech to blend into her surroundings. She then tells Scout that you can't change individuals or show them except if they need to change.
