Question

"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?

another celebrity in high school
pretty and dark
you can’t smile
girls had laughed a little nervousl

Answer 1

d) girls had laughed a little nervously.

Step-by-step explanation:

When compared to direct characterization, indirect characterization is the polar opposite. The author writes about the characters in a way that lets the reader figure out what they are like based on how they look, what they say and do, and even what they think about themselves.