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Which excerpt from The Land, Part 4 is an example of direct characterization?

A
Mitchell brought my daddy's horse, a mare by the name of Starburst, over to the field and the Missourian's folks brought down his stallion.
B
I glanced over at the other rider. The fellow was older than I, and had the weight of a man on him.
C
When we arrived in East Texas, we found folks from all over the South and the neighboring states at the horse fair.
D
Afterward the Missourian congratulated my daddy and paid him the wager.
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Which excerpt from The Land, Part 4 is an example of direct characterization of Paul?

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I asked him if Mitchell could go with us. "He's right good with horses now," I said. "He's gentle with them, and they trust him.”
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"No," I said. "No, I won't be here, not here on my daddy's land. One day I'll have land of my own. I've got to have something all my own."
C
Afterward the Missourian congratulated my daddy and paid him the wager. Other people came around and said Starburst was a mighty fine horse and that I was a fine rider too.
D
“But I still have to say no. I don't want this boy or the horse getting hurt. Like I said, my boy rides only horses he knows. I thank you, sir, though, for the offer."
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Read the excerpt from The Land, Part 1.In the beginning the two of us didn't get along at all. Fact to business, there was a time it seemed like to me Mitchell Thomas lived just to taunt me. There were other boys too who picked on me, but Mitchell was the worst. I recall one time in particular when I was about nine or so and I was reading beside a creek on my daddy's land, and Mitchell came up from behind me and just whopped me on the head.

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Mitchell’s father
B
Mitchell
C
Paul’s father
D
Paul
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Read the excerpt from The Land, Part 4.Mitchell didn't say anything, and we sat there in silence looking out over my daddy's land together. After a while I said, "One day I'll have a place like this."Mitchell turned toward me. "What you mean, like this'? Figured you t' be here.""No," I said. "No, I won't be here, not here on my daddy's land. One day I'll have land of my own. I've got to have something all my own."

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Paul’s father
B
Robert
C
Mitchell
D
Paul
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Which excerpt from The Land, Part 4 is an example of direct characterization of Mitchell?

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But I also figured Mitchell needed somebody to speak up for him, the same way Mitchell must have figured I needed somebody to speak up for me on the day we buried my mama.
B
At this time, though Mitchell had befriended me more than once in his way over the years, I still did not consider Mitchell a close friend.
C
I asked him if Mitchell could go with us. "He's right good with horses now," I said. "He's gentle with them, and they trust him."
D
Mitchell didn't say anything. He just gave me a look and walked away, but I knew I'd gotten to him.
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Read the excerpt from The Land, Part 1."You'd better figure a way," she said matter-of-factly, then looked me in the eyes. "You want me to talk to him?"I didn't even need to think on that. "Naw, course not! You did, then they'd all be saying I had my sister fighting my battles!"Cassie shrugged. "Then you'd better figure something out quick."

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Cassie will tell her father about Mitchell’s bullying.
B
Cassie will not talk to Mitchell about Paul.
C
Cassie will confront Mitchell on behalf of Paul.
D
Cassie will never understand what Paul is going through.
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Read the excerpt from The Land, Part 4.When Ray Sutcliffe left us, I said to my daddy, "You didn't ask me if I wanted to ride that man's horse.""No, I didn't.""Well, why not? Maybe I wanted to ride for him."

A
Paul and his father will argue about Paul riding Sutcliffe’s horses.
B
Paul and his father will come to an understanding about Sutcliffe’s horses.
C
Paul will agree with his father that he shouldn’t ride horses he doesn’t know.
D
Paul will get permission from his father to ride Sutcliffe’s horses.
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Read the excerpt from The Land, Part 1.I loved my daddy. I loved my brothers too. But in the end it was Mitchell Thomas and I who were most like brothers, with a bond that couldn't be broken. The two of us came into Mississippi together by way of East Texas, and that was when we were still boys, long after we had come to our understanding of each other. Seeing that we were a long way from our Georgia home and both of us being strangers here in Mississippi, the two of us depended on each other and became as family.But it wasn't always that way.

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They were close friends from the moment they met.
B
They pretended to be friends, but don’t like each other.
C
They had significant conflict before they became friends.
D
They only became friends because they were both lonely.
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Read the excerpt from The Land, Part 4.The young manhood in me got my back up. "Well, you didn't tell that man from Alabama anything about you being my daddy, just that I was 'your boy'! Figure that says more than anything else! Now, I want to ride that stallion!"

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Robert
B
Hammond
C
Mitchell
D
Paul
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Which excerpt from The Land, Part 4 is an example of direct characterization of Paul’s father?

A
My daddy always liked to have his horses near. Beyond the pasturelands where the horses and cattle grazed were the forests.
B
I remember my daddy got real quiet. If I just hadn't added that last bit, maybe he would have taken the time to talk more to me.
C
My daddy decided to take Robert simply because Robert was his son. Everybody knew he would be of no real help with the horses...
D
I'll never forget the look on my daddy right then. There was temper in him and he could have given me a good walloping right there...

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