Which writer created the character Ebenezer Scrooge?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Charles Dickens
- Step 1: Ebenezer Scrooge is a character from Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. Answer: Charles Dickens. Why not the others: George Eliot, William Thackeray and Thomas Hardy don't fit.
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