Read the description of Elizabeth Van Lew in The Dark Game.No one in Libby Prison hospital paid much attention to this tiny, birdlike woman with a thin nose and alert blue eyes as she went about her business of visiting the hospitalized soldiers. She read to them and brought them baskets of goodies.

The description gives Elizabeth Van Lew specific, vivid traits: she is “tiny,” “birdlike,” and has “alert blue eyes.” It also describes ordinary actions, such as reading to the soldiers and bringing them treats. These details help readers picture a historical figure as a real person, so the best choice is “The author makes historical characters seem like real people.”

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