Read the excerpt from “Raymond's Run.” Now some people like to act like things come easy to them, won’t let on that they practice. Not me. I’ll high-prance down 34th street like a rodeo pony to keep my knees strong even if it does get my mother uptight so that she walks ahead like she’s not with me, don’t know me, is all by herself on a shopping trip, and I am somebody else’s crazy child. What method of indirect characterization does this passage use to show that Squeaky is headstrong and determined?
Answer
A
Squeaky’s conversations with other people
B
the mother’s words about Squeaky’s actions
C
the thoughts and feelings of people on the street
D
Squeaky’s thoughts about her own actions
Explanation
The passage reveals Squeaky’s own thoughts about practicing and keeping her knees strong. She says she will “high-prance” down the street even though it embarrasses her mother, showing that she is determined to train and headstrong enough to keep doing what she believes in. The method is Squeaky’s thoughts about her own actions.
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