Direct characterization is when a narrator tells the reader what a character is like.
What is direct characterization?(1 point)
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the devices and methods an author uses to craft a story
the devices and methods an author uses to craft a story
a person, animal, thing, or being that is treated as a person in a story
a person, animal, thing, or being that is treated as a person in a story
when a narrator tells the reader what a character is like
when a narrator tells the reader what a character is like
when the reader must deduce a character’s traits through actions, dialogue, and interactions with other characters
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Which sentence is an example of indirect characterization?(1 point)
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“I don’t like parties,” Heather told Anika, and together they went outside to the quiet patio.
“I don’t like parties,” Heather told Anika, and together they went outside to the quiet patio.
“Heather is kind and patient,” Anika said.
“Heather is kind and patient,” Anika said.
Heather looked in the mirror and noticed how rested she looked; sleeping in had been a good idea.
Heather looked in the mirror and noticed how rested she looked; sleeping in had been a good idea.
As David talked, Heather yawned and looked around to see who else had come to the party.
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“I don’t like parties,” Heather told Anika, and together they went outside to the quiet patio.
“I don’t like parties,” Heather told Anika, and together they went outside to the quiet patio.
“Heather is kind and patient,” Anika said.
“Heather is kind and patient,” Anika said.
Heather looked in the mirror and noticed how rested she looked; sleeping in had been a good idea.
Heather looked in the mirror and noticed how rested she looked; sleeping in had been a good idea.
As David talked, Heather yawned and looked around to see who else had come to the party.
The sentence that is an example of indirect characterization is: As David talked, Heather yawned and looked around to see who else had come to the party.
This shows Heather's disinterest without explicitly stating it.
What is a complex character?(1 point)
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a character with multiple qualities, traits, and motivations who changes over the course of the story
a character with multiple qualities, traits, and motivations who changes over the course of the story
a character who narrates their own story to explain their thoughts, actions, and motivations to readers
a character who narrates their own story to explain their thoughts, actions, and motivations to readers
a character who has limited motivations and does not change significantly over the course of the story
a character who has limited motivations and does not change significantly over the course of the story
a character who interacts with every other character in the story
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a character with multiple qualities, traits, and motivations who changes over the course of the story
a character with multiple qualities, traits, and motivations who changes over the course of the story
a character who narrates their own story to explain their thoughts, actions, and motivations to readers
a character who narrates their own story to explain their thoughts, actions, and motivations to readers
a character who has limited motivations and does not change significantly over the course of the story
a character who has limited motivations and does not change significantly over the course of the story
a character who interacts with every other character in the story
A complex character is a character with multiple qualities, traits, and motivations who changes over the course of the story.
The Crow-Child
by Mary Mapes Dodge
Midway between a certain blue lake and a deep forest there once stood a cottage, called by its owner “The Rookery.”
The forest shut out the sunlight and scowled upon the ground, breaking with shadows every ray that fell, until only a few little pieces lay scattered about. But the broad lake invited all the rays to come and rest upon her, so that sometimes she shone from shore to shore, and the sun winked and blinked above her, as though dazzled by his own reflection. The cottage, which was very small, had sunny windows and dark windows. Only from the roof could you see the mountains beyond, where the light crept up in the morning and down in the evening, turning all the brooks into living silver as it passed.
But something brighter than sunshine used often to look from the cottage into the forest, and something even more gloomy than shadows often glowered from its windows upon the sunny lake. One was the face of little Ruky Lynn; and the other was his sister’s when she felt angry or ill-tempered.
They were orphans, Cora and Ruky, living alone in the cottage with an old uncle. Cora—or “Cor,” as Ruky called her—was nearly sixteen years old, but her brother had seen the forest turn yellow only four times. She was, therefore, almost mother and sister in one. The little fellow was her companion night and day. Together they ate and slept, and—when Cora was not at work in the cottage—together they rambled in the wood, or floated in their little skiff upon the lake.
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Use the story to answer the question.
How do Cora’s motivations advance the plot?
(1 point)
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Her desire to get her brother back leads to actions that resolve the plot.
Her desire to get her brother back leads to actions that resolve the plot.
Her desire to be a better sister leads her to take actions that resolve the plot.
Her desire to be a better sister leads her to take actions that resolve the plot.
Her desire to get her brother back sets the main plot in motion.
Her desire to get her brother back sets the main plot in motion.
Her desire to punish her brother for annoying her sets the main plot in motion.
Her desire to punish her brother for annoying her sets the main plot in motion.
by Mary Mapes Dodge
Midway between a certain blue lake and a deep forest there once stood a cottage, called by its owner “The Rookery.”
The forest shut out the sunlight and scowled upon the ground, breaking with shadows every ray that fell, until only a few little pieces lay scattered about. But the broad lake invited all the rays to come and rest upon her, so that sometimes she shone from shore to shore, and the sun winked and blinked above her, as though dazzled by his own reflection. The cottage, which was very small, had sunny windows and dark windows. Only from the roof could you see the mountains beyond, where the light crept up in the morning and down in the evening, turning all the brooks into living silver as it passed.
But something brighter than sunshine used often to look from the cottage into the forest, and something even more gloomy than shadows often glowered from its windows upon the sunny lake. One was the face of little Ruky Lynn; and the other was his sister’s when she felt angry or ill-tempered.
They were orphans, Cora and Ruky, living alone in the cottage with an old uncle. Cora—or “Cor,” as Ruky called her—was nearly sixteen years old, but her brother had seen the forest turn yellow only four times. She was, therefore, almost mother and sister in one. The little fellow was her companion night and day. Together they ate and slept, and—when Cora was not at work in the cottage—together they rambled in the wood, or floated in their little skiff upon the lake.
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Use the story to answer the question.
How do Cora’s motivations advance the plot?
(1 point)
Responses
Her desire to get her brother back leads to actions that resolve the plot.
Her desire to get her brother back leads to actions that resolve the plot.
Her desire to be a better sister leads her to take actions that resolve the plot.
Her desire to be a better sister leads her to take actions that resolve the plot.
Her desire to get her brother back sets the main plot in motion.
Her desire to get her brother back sets the main plot in motion.
Her desire to punish her brother for annoying her sets the main plot in motion.
Her desire to punish her brother for annoying her sets the main plot in motion.
The correct response is: Her desire to get her brother back sets the main plot in motion.
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