Question

ow should a reader analyze indirect characterization? Select four options.

by noticing adjectives that provide details describing the character
by noticing how the character interacts with other characters
by noticing details about what the character says, does, and thinks
by noticing how the other characters perceive the character
by noticing the context, and use it to make inferences about the character
by noticing statements the narrator makes about the character’s personality
by noticing statements the narrator makes about the character’s appearance

Answer 1

Choose these four:

- by noticing how the character interacts with other characters
- by noticing details about what the character says, does, and thinks
- by noticing how the other characters perceive the character
- by noticing the context, and use it to make inferences about the character

(Indirect characterization shows—rather than tells—who a character is, so you infer traits from speech, actions, thoughts, relationships, others’ reactions, and contextual clues.)