Characters Motivation and Traits

The girl in the fancy dress and high-heeled shoes squirmed uncomfortably on the hard wooden bench. Her eyes, lips, and hands were clenched. Her head drooped and her chin hung low. A tear slid down her face.
What method of INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION does the author use MOST?

• Thoughts
• Actions
• Looks/Appearance
• Effects on Others

The girl in the fancy dress and high-heeled shoes squirmed uncomfortably on the hard wooden bench. Her eyes, lips, and hands were clenched. Her head drooped and her chin hung low. A tear slid down her face.
Based on her looks and actions, this girl is sad. What details suggest this feeling? 

• girl in the fancy dress and high-heeled shoes 
• squirmed uncomfortably on the hard wooden bench.
• Her head drooped and her chin hung low
• A tear slid down her face.

Mr. Bueller shuffled through the papers on his desk, he smiled and hummed as he sat down to work. He remembered his college years when he dated a girlfriend in borrowed cars. She thought he was rich because each time he picked her up, he had a different car. It was fun until he had sent all his money on her and had to write home to his parents because he was broke.
 This passage provides the reader with a flashback that helps the reader understand--

• Mr. Bueller's anger towards Victor
• Mr. Bueller's disdain for Victor
• Mr. Bueller's apathy for Victor
• Mr. Bueller's sympathy and understanding towards Victor's plight

You're reading a story about Storm, who wants to go to college to prove her parents she's smart & be able to take care of her sister. One day Storm’s parents are killed in a car accident, leaving Storm to care for Autumn alone just as Storm is getting ready to take her exams. If the author wanted to show that Storm is resourceful, he or she might have Storm do which of the following things?

• Put Autumn in an institution and pretend she doesn’t exist.
• Blame her parents for the accident and break down sobbing in the exam room.
• Move back into the family home with Autumn and take her exams via mail.
• Have a classmate take the exams for her, but get caught cheating at the last minute.
  

Which of the following sentences indicate that Ramon is both excited and scared about moving to a new house?

• Reluctantly, Ramon climbed into the family car. He couldn’t wait to see his new house - but would he ever love it as much as their old one?
• Ramon woke up early on the day of the move, even though his alarm clock had already been packed.
• Left alone in his room with a stack of boxes, Ramon threw himself on the floor. If his parents said he couldn’t come out until he had packed two boxes, fine. He’d stay in here and starve.
• Ramon couldn’t sit still long enough to finish his breakfast. Toast in hand, he raced outside as he heard the moving van pulling up the driveway.

I used to have a snowman friend; He was so short and round; I dressed him in a cowboy hat
and pretty scarf I found. 
I looked for him the next day, but
my snowman friend was gone; I only found the hat and scarf there waiting on the lawn.
You can guess from this poem that the speaker was 

• bored by playing in the snow.
• scared of the missing snowman.
• angry about the missing scarf.
• sad that the snowman was gone.

I’m tired of being ignored, Maura thought. When I walk into a room, it’s like no one sees me. No more—I’m going to get noticed at the dance. When the big night came, though, nothing went right. Maura’s dress didn’t fit correctly, and her shawl had a hole in it. Worst of all, as she walked into the gym, the heel broke on her right shoe, sending her sprawling across the floor.
What method of indirect characterization DOES NOT appear in this passage?

• Says
• Thoughts
• Actions
• Looks

It was a cold October day when Karisti’s alarm buzzed at 6:00 a.m. She pulled on her clothes and headed for the door. She carefully adjusted her headphones; then she pulled the sleeves of her turtleneck over her hands to keep out the cold. Here goes 10 miles, she thought as she began her run. I have to be ready for the spring marathon. 
What method of INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION does the author use MOST? 

• Says
• Thoughts
• Effects on others
• Actions

It was a cold October day when Karisti’s alarm buzzed at 6:00 a.m. She pulled on her clothes and headed for the door. She carefully adjusted her headphones; then she pulled the sleeves of her turtleneck over her hands to keep out the cold. Here goes 10 miles, she thought as she began her run. I have to be ready for the spring marathon. 
What do Karisti's actions BEST imply about her character? INFER a TRAIT. 

• Karisti is getting up early to run.
• Karisti likes to run in the cold.
• Karisti likes to be warm when she runs.
• Karisti is a dedicated athlete. 

It was a cold October day when Karisti’s alarm buzzed at 6:00 a.m. She pulled on her clothes and headed for the door. She carefully adjusted her headphones; then she pulled the sleeves of her turtleneck over her hands to keep out the cold. Here goes 10 miles, she thought as she began her run. I have to be ready for the spring marathon.
What textual evidence BEST supports the fact Karisti is a dedicated athlete? 

• It was a cold October day when Karisti’s alarm buzzed at 6:00 a.m.
• Here goes 10 miles, she thought as she began her run. I have to be ready for the spring marathon.
• She carefully adjusted her headphones; then she pulled the sleeves of her turtleneck over her hands to keep out the cold.
• She pulled on her clothes and headed for the door.