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Characterization in a Fiction Text Answers

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Which sentence from "Dream Season” contains only indirect characterization?

A
Miss Wells was always patient and kind.
B
I was putting hours into writing words, sentences, and paragraphs.
C
Jackie was calm and strong.
D
I looked up to see a face the color of mine.
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Read the sentence.A gust of wind blew her long hair into her eyes, interrupting her train of thought.

A
tells a physical trait of the character.
B
tells a personality trait of the character.
C
shows personality through what the character does.
D
shows personality through what the character thinks.
4

Read the excerpt from "Dream Season.”"Mr. Robinson is a brave man, Marcus,” Dad said. "There are a lot of people out there who don’t want him to play just because of the color of his skin.”That is a dumb reason, I thought as I filled out the scorebook.

A
direct, because it tells the reader a personality trait of the character
B
direct, because it tells the reader a physical trait of the character
C
indirect, because it shows something the character says
D
indirect, because it shows something the character thinks
5

Read the excerpt from "Dream Season.”1) Jackie never yelled back, though, and he never hid to avoid their meanness, either. 2) Jackie was calm and strong.

A
Sentence 1 has direct characterization. Sentence 2 has indirect characterization.
B
Sentence 1 has indirect characterization. Sentence 2 has direct characterization.
C
Both sentences have direct characterization.
D
Both sentences have indirect characterization.

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