Read this excerpt from the beginning of nikolai gogol's "the nose": on the 25th march, 18—, a very strange occurrence took place in st petersburg. which option best explains why gogol chose to begin his story in this way? a. to let readers know that the story that follows is nonfiction b. to allow readers to better imagine what st. petersburg looks like c. to immediately establish a straightforward and matter-of-fact tone d. to explain that information in the story is factual and correct

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community