Question

He was an old man. His black, heavily wrinkled face was surrounded by a halo of crinkly white hair and whiskers that seemed to separate his head from the layers of dirty coats piled on his smallish frame. His pants were bagged to the knee, where they were met with rags that went down to the old shoes. The rags were held on with strings, and there was a rope around his middle.

—“The Treasure of Lemon Brown,”
Walter Dean Myers

What kind of indirect characterization is used in the passage to introduce Lemon Brown?
A. his words
B. his thoughts
C. his actions
D. his looks

Answer 1

The kind of indirect characterization used in the passage to introduce Lemon Brown is D. his looks. The description focuses on his physical appearance, including details about his face, hair, and clothing, which helps to convey his character without directly stating who he is.