Direct characterization is when a narrator tells the reader what a character is like.
What is direct characterization?(1 point) Responses when the reader must deduce a character’s traits through actions, dialogue, and interactions with other characters when the reader must deduce a character’s traits through actions, dialogue, and interactions with other characters the devices and methods an author uses to craft a story the devices and methods an author uses to craft a story when a narrator tells the reader what a character is like when a narrator tells the reader what a character is like a person, animal, thing, or being that is treated as a person in a story
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Which sentence is an example of indirect characterization?(1 point) Responses “Heather is kind and patient,” Anika said. “Heather is kind and patient,” Anika said. “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. As David talked, Heather yawned and looked around to see who else had come to the party. As David talked, Heather yawned and looked around to see who else had come to the party. Heather looked in the mirror and noticed how rested she looked; sleeping in had been a good idea.
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."
What is a complex character?(1 point) Responses 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 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 interacts with every other character in the story a character who interacts with every other character in the story a character who narrates their own story to explain their thoughts, actions, and motivations to readers
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
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 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. 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 leads to actions that resolve the plot.
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 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. 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 leads to actions that resolve the plot.
Cora’s motivations advance the plot by her desire to get her brother back, which sets the main plot in motion.
The Crow-Child by Mary Mapes Dodge
Use the story to answer the question. What makes Cora complex? (1 point) Responses She is in charge of her brother and must make decisions that will be good for them both. She is in charge of her brother and must make decisions that will be good for them both. She is part of every scene in the story and has the most speaking parts. She is part of every scene in the story and has the most speaking parts. Her desire for her brother to turn back into a human child shows that she has grown. Her desire for her brother to turn back into a human child shows that she has grown. Her love for her brother and annoyance at his behavior cause conflicting motivations.
Use the story to answer the question. What makes Cora complex? (1 point) Responses She is in charge of her brother and must make decisions that will be good for them both. She is in charge of her brother and must make decisions that will be good for them both. She is part of every scene in the story and has the most speaking parts. She is part of every scene in the story and has the most speaking parts. Her desire for her brother to turn back into a human child shows that she has grown. Her desire for her brother to turn back into a human child shows that she has grown. Her love for her brother and annoyance at his behavior cause conflicting motivations.
Cora is complex because her love for her brother and annoyance at his behavior cause conflicting motivations.
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