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Identifying Characterization: Practice 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I slipped an apple and a pear and slices of ham and roast beef into my pockets. Tonight the refrigerator would be full.
The reader sees he is desperate through
a)
Author's description/analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
2.
Sager dangles one sinewy arm out the window. A shock of straight dark hair, free of the grimy headband, falls in his eyes.
Sager is seen as disreputable through
a)
Author's descripition or analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
3.
I had always known Ellen to be a bit less moral than the average woman, but I hadn't always thought of her as a tramp.
The reader sees Ellen as immoral through
a)
Author's description/analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
4.
Thinking hasn't come this hard since Steve's death on the eve of our eighteenth anniversary. that was major league pain all right, but so dear God is this.
The reader sees her as in pain through 
a)
Author's description or analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
5.
Even then I had had suspicions that something wasn't right. Maybe it was the extra "I love you's" or maybe it was the little gifts for being late.
The reader sees her as worried through
a)
Author's explanation or analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
6.
He seemed to rise out of the water like an icicle. His teeth were clenched in his frozen mouth.
The reader sees him as cold through
a)
Author's description or analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
7.
Sammy really sounded worried about me now. This was real cute coming from the kid who once took the locking washers off the wheels of my skateboard.
The reader sees Sammy as worried through
a)
Author's description/analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
8.
He wanted to laugh thinking of himself going home without pants; then his father whipping - he wanted to cry now.
The reader sees him as conflicted through
a)
Author's description/analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
9.
Beneath its sweat-streaked dirt Dill's face went white and he began to tremble. He sat shivering like a rabbit.
a)
Author's description or analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
10.
"Your father's tired," said Aunt Alexandra. "You children get to bed now and let him rest."
The reader sees the father as tired through
a)
Author's description/analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
11.
"Your father's tired," said Aunt Alexandra. "You children get to bed now and let him rest."
The reader sees the aunt as considerate through
a)
Author's description/analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
12.
Elena felt completely safe with Peter. He was such a gentle man and a gentleman, too.
The readers sees Peter as gentle through 
a)
Author's description or analysis
b)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
c)
Character's own thoughts/words
d)
Character's own actions
13.
Luther had been born mean, cruel to children an small animals and likely to spit on old people.
The reader sees Luther as mean through
a)
Author's description or analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
14.
"Mrs. Dubose was the bravest person I ever knew."
The reader sees Mrs. Dubose as brave through
a)
Author's description/analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
15.
She laid her hand timidly on the soft, dark hair, so often touched when she was a child, standing on a stool behind her mother.
The reader sees her as feeling shy through
a)
Author's description or analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
16.
Jem was twelve. He was difficult to live with, moody, inconsistent.
The reader sees Jem as difficult through
a)
Author's description/analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
17.
Geoffrey Langer laughed. "Don't be rude, Geoff," Mr. Prosser said softly.
The reader sees Geoff as rude through
a)
Author's description/analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
18.
Geoffrey Langer laughed. "Don't be rude, Geoff," Mr. Prosser said softly.
The reader sees Mr. Prosser as bossy through
a)
Author's description/analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
19.
She was a timid, clumsy girl whose mother was a Jehovah's witness.
The reader sees her as clumsy through
a)
Author's description/analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions
20.
As I took flight, I heard her for a time behind me, calling out for me to wait.
The reader sees Bill as desperate through
a)
Author's description/analysis
b)
Character's own thoughts/words
c)
Character's own actions
d)
Another character's thoughts/words/actions