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Question 1 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY

Read the passage from Initiation. "Remember the part about talking back and smiling," Louise Fullerton had put in, laughing. She was another celebrity in high school, pretty and dark and Vice-President of the student council. "You can't say anything unless your big sister asks you something or tells you to talk to someone. And you can't smile, no matter how you're dying to." The girls had laughed a little nervously, and then the bell had rung for the beginning of afternoon classes. Which phrase from the passage is the best example of indirect characterization?

Answer
A
pretty and dark
B
girls had laughed a little nervously
C
another celebrity in high school
D
you can’t smile

Explanation

Indirect characterization reveals what a character is like through their actions or reactions. The phrase “girls had laughed a little nervously” shows the girls’ uneasiness without directly stating that they were nervous. “Another celebrity,” “pretty and dark,” and the rule about not smiling describe or state things more directly.

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