Whats the answer ? ? what is the connotative meaning of this line from kurt vonnegut's "report on the barnhouse effect"? general barker bustled about the house like a woman preparing dinner for twenty. a. general barker was under the impression that the activity would be a waste of time. b. general barker was afraid the professor might use his powers against his country. c. general barker was worried about the speaker's presence in the room. d. general barker was in a hurry to get everything ready for the experiment. e. general barker was having doubts about the professor's abilities.

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