Which statement about indirect characterization is false? a. indirect characterization demands an active reader. b. indirect characterization uses textual evidence to readers make inferences about a character. c. indirect characterization happens when the narrator provides specific information about a character. d. indirect characterization uses exploration of the words and thoughts of characters.

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death