An Employee of Slap-Em-Up Construction Company Negligently Drops Some Materials

An employee of Slap-em-up Construction Company negligently drops some materials and injures a pedestrian on the sidewalk below.The liability of the employer to the injured pedestrian depends on:

A) if the employee was within the scope of employment when the materials were dropped
B) if the agency arrangement was fully disclosed
C) the motivation of the employee in dropping the materials
D) whether the employee intended to drop the materials
E) None of the above.