Which sentence is an example of direct characterization? 2 points
Within forty minutes her head was covered with tiny, close-lying curls that made her
look wonderfully like a truant schoolboy.
O As soon as she saw it she knew that it must be Jim's.
He simply stared at her fixedly with that peculiar expression on his face.
And then an ecstatic scream of joy, and then, alas! a quick feminine change to
O hysterical tears and wails, necessitating the immediate employment of all the
comforting powers of the lord of the flat.

Within forty minutes her head was covered with tiny, close-lying curls that made her look wonderfully like a truant schoolboy.

Explanation:

The given question refers to the story The Gift of the Magi written by O. Henry.

Characterization is the process in which an author creates and describes their characters to their readers. There are two main types of characterization:

The first sentence is an example of direct characterization. Here, the author explicitly describes his character's appearance. The rest of the sentences are examples of indirect characterization because they include descriptions of actions, based on which we need to make additional conclusions about the characters. There is no explicit information about them.

This is why the first option is the correct one.

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.