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English
7th -
8thgrade
Direct and Indirect Characterization--To Kill a Mockingbird
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Indirect characterization is best defined as:
When an author reveals details about a character through adjectives and phrases
When details about a character must be inferred from their thoughts, speech and actions
When an author shares details about a less important character
When an author introduces a new character
- 2. Multiple Choice
"Dill was a curiosity. He wore blue linen shorts that buttoned to his shirt, his hair was snow white and stuck to his head like duckfluff; he was a year my senior but I towered over him" (pg 9). This is:
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
- 3. Multiple Choice
"Calpurnia was something else again. She was all angles and bones; she was nearsighted; she squinted; her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard" (6-7). This is:
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
- 4. Multiple Choice
The way Aunt Alexandra treats Scout -- criticizing her clothes, telling her to be more cheerful, making her eat by herself -- show that Aunt is Alexandra is best characterized as:
Fancy and elegant
Stupid and not understanding
Easygoing and helpful
Proper and judgmental
- 5. Multiple Choice
"Walter looked as if he had been raised on fish food: his eyes, as blue as Dill Harris's, were red-rimmed and watery. There was no color in his face except at the tip of his nose, which was moistly pink" (pg 30). This is:
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
- 6. Multiple Choice
Francis and Aunt Alexandra are best characterized as:
Helpful
Warm
Judgmental
Curious
- 7. Multiple Choice
"'I helped the engineer for a while,' said Dill, yawning" (pg 48). This piece of indirect characterization shows:
Dill exaggerates his stories.
Dill works.
Dill is a sleepy person.
Dill is brave.
- 8. Multiple Choice
"He was the filthiest human I had ever seen. His neck was dark gray, the backs of his hands were rusty and his fingernails were black deep into the quick" (pg 35). This is:
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
- 9. Multiple Choice
Atticus is best characterized as (check all that apply):
Fair
Smart
Strict
Uncaring
- 10. Multiple Choice
On page 104, Scout describes a time when Uncle Jack pulled a splinter out of her foot and distracted her with a joke about a minister smoking hookah. This is:
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
- 11. Multiple Choice
The two main types of characterization are:
Major and minor characterization
Internal and external characterization
Static and dynamic characterization
Direct and indirect characterization
- 12. Multiple Choice
"Francis was eight and slicked back his hair" (pg. 107). This is:
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
- 13. Multiple Choice
"Talking to Francis gave me the sensation of sinking to the bottom of the ocean" (pg 107). This indirect characterization shows the effect he has on Scout is...
He is exciting and fun.
He is boring and dull.
He is dangerous and interesting.
He is cold and unfeeling.
- 14. Multiple Choice
On page 115, Uncle Jack keeps his promise to Scout and doesn't share what she said with Atticus. This characterizes Uncle Jack as:
Sneaky and deceiving
Forgetful and old
Trustworthy and respectful
Confused and lost
- 15. Multiple Choice
Cecil and Francis not only feel comfortable using a racial slur to describe Atticus, but they believe what they are saying is an insult. This indirect characterization shows:
Cecil and Francis don't understand what they're saying.
Cecil and Francis have been raised with racist attitudes.
Cecil and Francis are braver than Scout.
Cecil and Francis are usually nice to Scout, but they're having a hard time with this one issue.
- 16. Multiple Choice
How is Scout's repetition of the "n-word" different from the way Cecil and Francis use it:
There is no difference. Scout has racist attitudes.
Scout doesn't fully understand what it means.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Direct characterization is best defined as:
When an author reveals details about a character through adjectives and phrases
When the reader must infer details about characters based off their thoughts, feelings and actions
When the main character is introduced
When the characters speak directly to one another
- 18. Multiple Choice
Scout is best characterized as (check all that apply)
Hot headed
Calm
Curious
Tough
Girly
- 19. Multiple Choice
Because Atticus is taking on Tom Robinson's case even though it's making his family unpopular, we can infer that Atticus is someone who:
Doesn't care about his family member's opinions
Loves to break the rules
Cares about doing what's right
Doesn't consider the consequences of his actions
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIf the author directly tells you what the character is like, that is:direct characterizationindirect characterization
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIf the author shows you what the character is like and you have to infer, that isdirect characterizationindirect characterization
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