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In this excerpt from her

biography "Living Well, Living
Good," Maya Angelou used
which of the following
characterization techniques to
convey a dominant impression
of Aunt Tee?
Sec.. 4: "Living in lets the white
folks know Negroes are as
neat and clean as they are,
sometimes more so. And it
gives the Negro maid a chance
to see white folks ain't no
smarter than Negroes. Just
luckier. Sometimes."
A. a character's gestures
B. a character's emotions
C. a character's words
D. a character's actions

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The characterization technique used by Maya Angelou to convey a dominant impression of Aunt Tee is C. a character's words.

In the excerpt, Maya Angelou uses Aunt Tee's words to convey her attitude and beliefs about the relationship between black and white people.

Aunt Tee's statement suggests that she is proud of the cleanliness and neatness of the black community and sees it as a way to challenge the superiority of white people.

This implies that Aunt Tee is a strong and confident person who is not intimidated by the social and racial hierarchy of her time.

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