Which technique is the author using in this passage to reveal character traits?Passage from The Grapes of WrathEach night they unrolled the mattresses on the floor, and each morning rolled them up again. And every day they went into the fields and picked cotton, 80 cents for 100 pounds, and every night they had meat.revealing the characters’ thoughtsshowing the characters’ actionsdescribing physical traitsconducting a conversation

Which technique is the author using in this passage to reveal the character’s traits?Passage from The Grapes of WrathThe driver went on quickly. “I train my mind all the time. I took a course in that two years ago. Now I try to remember everything about people I meet. Kind a clothes, an’ shoes, an’ hat, ‘an how they walk, an’ maybe how tall, an’ what weight, an’ any scars. I do it pretty good. Sometimes I think I ought to take a course to be a fingerprint expert. You’d be surprised how much a guy can remember.”direct characterizationindirect characterization

Read this excerpt from "Everyday Use":In the winter I wear flannel nightgowns to bed and overalls during the day. I can kill and clean a hog as mercilessly as a man.Based on this excerpt, what can the reader infer about the narrator's character?A.That she is strong and hardworkingB.That she is abusive to her daughtersC.That she is soft-spoken and sweetD.That she is mean and unforgivingSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which character trait is revealed through this passage?Passage from The Grapes of WrathHe wore an old black suit coat, stained and spotted, the sleeves torn loose from the shoulders in back, and ragged holes worn through at the elbows. His black hat was as stained as his coat and the band, torn half free, flopped up and down as he walked.The man was tired.The man could not sew.The man was poor.The man could not do laundry.

What can a reader use to make an inference about a character?A.Research into other books written by the same authorB.Information the author has provided in the footnotesC.Clues from the character's actions, interactions, and wordsD.Information about the character found in outside sourcesSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read these lines from "Of Cannibals" and respond to the prompt.. . . clever people observe more things and more curiously, but they interpret them; and to lend weight and conviction to their interpretation, they cannot help altering history a little. They never show you things as they are, but bend and disguise them according to the way they have seen them; and to give credence to their judgment and attract you to it, they are prone to add something to the matter, to stretch it out and amplify it.Montaigne was known for his skepticism. In "Of Cannibals," Montaigne brings four kinds of evidence to bear on his argument, in part to satisfy his own skepticism and in part to write honestly to readers.In at least 150 words, identify and give examples from the essay of two types of this evidence.