When an author uses indirect characterization, a reader might have to: make an inference to figure out what the author wants you to think about each character
ask an adult about what is going on with a character
skim read the story to get through the text quickly
stop reading because you won't learn enough about the characters to enjoy the story

On what political idea did president truman base the marshall plan? as economic aid increased in europe, the friendship of nations with the united states would increase. as peace throughout the world increased, the threat of another world war would decrease. as prosperity in europe increased, the threat of communism spreading would decrease. as the power of capitalism increased in europe, stalin's power in the soviet union would decrease.