“I know how it will be,” his sister had said when he was preparing to migrate to this rural retreat; “you will bury yourself down there and not speak to a living soul, and your nerves will be worse than ever from moping. I shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there. Some of them, as far as I can remember, were quite nice.”

Question

Which detail from the excerpt is a form of direct characterization?

(1 point)
Responses

he was preparing to migrate to this rural retreat
he was preparing to migrate to this rural retreat

“you will bury yourself down there and not speak to a living soul . . .”
“you will bury yourself down there and not speak to a living soul . . .”

I shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there
I shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there

“I know how it will be,” his sister had said

Answer 1

The detail that is a form of direct characterization is:

“you will bury yourself down there and not speak to a living soul . . .”

This statement directly reveals the sister's perception of his personality and behavior, suggesting that he tends to isolate himself.