Introduction to Individuality and Conformity: "Initiation"
Question 7 • Online ELA 9 - A
Read the passage from Initiation.Millicent brushed back a strand of hair. It was stiff and sticky from the egg that they had broken on her head as she knelt blindfolded at the sorority altar a short while before. There had been a silence, a slight crunching sound, and then she had felt the cold, slimy egg-white flattening and spreading on her head and sliding down her neck. She had heard someone smothering a laugh. It was all part of the ceremony.
Answer
A
indirect characterization to describe how Millicent appears
B
indirect characterization to describe what Millicent is feeling physically
C
direct characterization to describe how Millicent appears
D
direct characterization to describe how Millicent is feeling emotionally
Explanation
The passage describes Millicent through physical sensations: the egg feels “cold” and “slimy,” and its white spreads over her head and slides down her neck. These details show what she is experiencing physically rather than directly stating an emotion or describing her overall appearance. Because the reader infers this from the details, it is indirect characterization.
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