Characterization and Vocabulary Review

What's the difference between direct and indirect characterization

• Direct is good, and Indirect is bad.

• Direct comes from the character, and Indirect comes from the narrator

• Direct tells character traits explicitly, and Indirect shows character traits through the character.

• Direct is at the beginning of a story, and Indirect is at the end.

Which of the following below is not an example of a character trait?

• personality

• emotion

• physical appearance

• conflict

_________________ is the protagonist of 'My Chaperone'.

• Maya

• Nurzhan

• Papa

• Shannon

Based on the very first paragaraph of the story, who could be considered an antagonist to Maya?

• Mr. Horswill

• Her parents

• Marcia Egness

• Aunt Medina

If Maya and her parents go through changes by the end of the story, then they can be considered ________________ characters.

• flat

• static

• changlings

• dynamic

What kind of characterization does the below line show?

Maya, as the narrator, says, "Aunt Madina is very pretty."

• Indirect

• Direct

• STEAL Characterization

The STEAL acronym is an acronym for _____________ characterization

• Direct

• Indirect

What does Maya do cumulatively during the conference with Mr. Shanaman, Nurzhan, & Papa?

• laugh

• scream

• lie

• ask questions

Ossie Nishizono teases Nurzhan, and Nurzhan fought him, so we can infer that Nurzhan _________ Ossie.

• abhors

• likes

• stuns

• sponsors

What letter of the STEAL method does the below line reveal about Aunt Madina?

Mama says she looks like an old American movie star?

• Speech

• Thoughts

• Actions

• Looks