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Question 8 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY

Read the passage from Initiation. Millicent brushed back a strand of hair. It was stiff and sticky from the egg that they had broken on her head as she knelt blindfolded at the sorority altar a short while before. There had been a silence, a slight crunching sound, and then she had felt the cold, slimy egg-white flattening and spreading on her head and sliding down her neck. She had heard someone smothering a laugh. It was all part of the ceremony. What technique does the author use to describe Millicent in this scene?

Answer
A
direct characterization to describe how Millicent is feeling emotionally
B
direct characterization to describe how Millicent appears
C
indirect characterization to describe what Millicent is feeling physically
D
indirect characterization to describe how Millicent appears

Explanation

The author never directly states how Millicent feels; instead, sensory details show her experience. The egg is described as “cold” and “slimy,” and it slides down her neck, revealing what she is feeling physically. This is indirect characterization, so the correct choice is “indirect characterization to describe what Millicent is feeling physically.”

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