Question

Which of the following lines from Mockingjay uses direct characterization to describe Alma Coin?

A) "With you how? Off-camera? By your side at all times? Do you want him presented as your new lover?" Coin asks.

B) Coin's eyes have flickered to her arm, the clock. She, too, has a schedule to adhere to.

C) She's fifty or so, with gray hair that falls in an unbroken sheet to her shoulders.

D) I heard Coin say, "I told you we should have rescued the boy first."

Answer 1

Answer: C) She's fifty or so, with gray hair that falls in an unbroken sheet to her shoulders.

Explanation: Direct characterization describes the character through their physical description, line of work, or passions and pursuits. Whereas indirect characterization describes a character through their thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue. Therefore the correct answer is C) because C) describes Coin through her physical description, while A), B), and D) describe Coin through actions, speech, and dialogue.