Why does Scrooge ask the charity men whether the prisons and

workhouses are still available to the poor?


A.

In Scrooge's time, the poor are treated with great care and

compassion in the prisons and in the workhouses.

B.

In Scrooge's era, poverty and hardship don't exist because

of the efforts of those who run prisons and workhouses.

C.

In Scrooge's London, prisons and workhouses are two

places that most poor people are very happy to go to when

they are in need of basic necessities.

D.

In Scrooge's society, these places provide the poor with

basic necessities, but they are also known as places of

great cruelty and hardship.