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Manuel took the three rabbits and carried them away to the mountains. He was very sad. "Oh!" he said. "If I set these rabbits free here, how will I find them again?"

—“Manuel Had a Riddle,”
Virginia Hamilton
Which statement best describes the author’s characterization of Manuel in this excerpt?

- The author uses only direct characterization to show that Manuel is worried about the rabbits.
- The author uses indirect characterization by describing Manuel as “sad.”
- The author directly characterizes Manuel as sad and indirectly characterizes him as worried.
- The author describes Manuel and the rabbits using direct and indirect characterization.

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Answer:

C.

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Answer:

The author directly characterizes Manuel as sad and indirectly characterizes him as worried.

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