Answer:
The figurative term being used in the sentence is "Scrooge".
This term is allusion
Explanation:
Scrooge is a very grumpy character from the novel "A Christmas Carol" so when the sentence referred to "Scrooge" the person was calling the other character grumpy or bad-tempered.
Answer: forced
Among the words presented above, it is forced that is synonymous to the word <em>strong </em>as mentioned in <em>Horsehoes by Ring Lardner. </em>The word forced means something that is subjected to force or strength which means forced is related to the word strong.
The background of the missionaries in these chapters is not explicitly explained. Instead, it can be inferred based on parallel plot. A parallel plot is a one more story line that seem to have nothing in common with the lead story line, but it is usually contains additional information or background of an event or a character which makes a story be more deep.
Ray Kroc was the food critic that pushed McDonald to what it is today. Walt Disney was from a broken home until he created Disney and even today, it is a great billion dollar company. Disney was born in Chicago, so answer A would be incorrect. C would be incorrect also because Walt Disney was raised in poverty rated homes. The answer, one I cannot give you because you should need to complete it yourself, should either be D or B.
