Quiz 6 Characterization Flat and Round/Direct and Indirect

Once upon a time there was a beautiful young girl named Cinderella. Cinderella lives with her evil stepmother and stepsisters who force her to clean day and night. After many harrowing adventures Cinderella meets her prince charming and lives happily ever after.

• Direct

• Indirect

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Melinda Sordino from Speak

I dig my fingers into the dirt and squeeze. A small clean part of me waits to warm and burst through the surface. Some quiet Melinda girl I haven't seen in months. That is the seed I will care for. (thinks Melinda)

• Direct

• Indirect

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Direct characterization is when the author tells us directly what the characters are like. The author may state the character’s traits: “Kareem was a polite, patient boy who always listened to his parents.”

Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?

• “Andy is such a jerk,” his sister sighed.

• Andy was rude and usually didn’t think of other people’s feelings.

• Andy knew he got to the line late but decided to skip ahead anyways.

• “I got here first!” Andy growled at the small child waiting in front of him.

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In indirect characterization, the author does not come out and tell us what the character is like. Instead, the author shows the character’s personality through things the character says, does, feels and thinks and the way other characters react to the character.

In the following passage from the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, the character Dorothy is talking to another character, the Scarecrow.

Read the passage and then answer the question below.

“No, indeed. I don’t know anything. You see, I am stuffed, so I have no brains at all," [the Scarecrow] answered sadly.

“Oh,” said Dorothy, “I'm awfully sorry for you.”

“Do you think,” he asked, “if I go to the Emerald City with you, that Oz would give me some brains?”

“I cannot tell,” she returned, “but you may come with me, if you like. If Oz will not give you any brains you will be no worse off than you are now.”

Which detail from the passage best shows us that Dorothy is caring and kind?

• “‘I cannot tell,’ she returned...”

• “‘I don’t know anything. You see, I am stuffed, so I have no brains at all,’ [the Scarecrow] answered sadly.”

• “‘Oh,’” said Dorothy, “‘I'm awfully sorry for you.’”

• “Do you think,” he asked, “if I go to the Emerald City with you, that Oz would give me some brains?”

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What are traits?

• the struggles in the plot of a story

• descriptive adjectives that tell you what a character is like

• all of the events that happen in a story

• the places where a story happens

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Daren showed up at the banquet with food stains all over his dress shirt. He sat down, put his feet on the table, and burped loudly. The other people sitting at the table looked at each other but continued eating.

What character trait does Daren demonstrate?

• puzzled

• hysterical

• rude

• sophisticated

• arrogant

A character that has many different sides, and is fully developed is...

• the antagonist
• the protagonist
• round
• flat

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What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?

• Indirect characterization shows the characters' actions to reveal traits.
• Direct characterization reveals character traits through thoughts only
• Indirect characterization relies on the reader's ability to determine the setting and plot
• Indirect characterization is seldom used in creative writing. 

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A character that, has few traits and is easily described is...

• the antagonist
• the protagonist
• round
• flat

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At what point in the plot does the main character/protagonist "Make a Stand"?

• The climax

• The falling action

• The resolution

• The conflict