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The donkey had not said anything as yet; he now began to throw doubts. He said there had never been anything as beautiful as this before, and probably wasn't now. He said that when it took a whole basketful of sesquipedalian adjectives to whoop up a thing of beauty, it was time for suspicion.
It was easy to see that these doubts were having an effect upon the animals, so the cat went off offended. The subject was dropped for a couple of days, but in the meantime curiosity was taking a fresh start, and there was a revival of interest perceptible.
Which statement best describes the use of characterization in this excerpt?
The cat is directly characterized as clever.
The cat is directly characterized as upset.
The donkey is directly characterized as grouchy.
The donkey is directly characterized as curious.
It was easy to see that these doubts were having an effect upon the animals, so the cat went off offended. The subject was dropped for a couple of days, but in the meantime curiosity was taking a fresh start, and there was a revival of interest perceptible.
Which statement best describes the use of characterization in this excerpt?
The cat is directly characterized as clever.
The cat is directly characterized as upset.
The donkey is directly characterized as grouchy.
The donkey is directly characterized as curious.
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GPT-4o mini
The statement that best describes the use of characterization in this excerpt is: **The cat is directly characterized as upset.**
The text indicates that the cat "went off offended," which directly characterizes the cat's emotional state as being upset or offended by the donkey's doubts. The other options do not accurately reflect the characterization presented in the excerpt.
The text indicates that the cat "went off offended," which directly characterizes the cat's emotional state as being upset or offended by the donkey's doubts. The other options do not accurately reflect the characterization presented in the excerpt.