Question

Which excerpts from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde use direct characterization? Choose three answers.

Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile . . .
He was austere with himself . . .
“Indeed?” said Mr. Utterson, with a slight change of voice, “and what was that?”
Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration.
No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best . . .

Answer 1

The direct-characterization excerpts are:
- "Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile . . ."
- "He was austere with himself . . ."
- "No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best . . ."

These explicitly tell the reader about Utterson’s traits. The other two (the spoken line and the silent walking) show character through action/dialogue (indirect characterization).