Read the short story. lynn, sarah, and keanna have been friends for over three years. because they are all good singers, their high school chorus director has entered them into a local singing competition. the winner of the contest will advance to a state competition and have the opportunity to sing on television. all of the girls think that would be really exciting. which conclusion would readers find most satisfying? keanna wins the contest, and lynn and sarah get mad at her. the girls decide they do not want to compete against each other and they all drop out. the organizers of the contest put them together as a group and they win together. none of the girls wins the contest, and they decide to quit the chorus.

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