PART A: In the first half of the story, what does Adam find most annoying about Eve, and why is it significant?

A

Adam finds Eve’s talking most annoying; this is significant because by the end of the story her silence will be the thing he fears the most.

B

Adam finds Eve’s curiosity most annoying because he lacks it; this is significant because it is this curiosity that gets them kicked out of the Garden later, leading them to a better life.

C

Adam finds Eve’s experiments with animals most annoying; this is significant because these experiments teach Eve how not to harm Cain or the rest of their children.

D

Adam finds Eve’s meddling in the Garden most annoying; this is significant because it is this meddling that gets them kicked out of the Garden later.

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