Read the excerpt from "the gift of the magi."

where she stopped the sign read: "mme. sofronie. hair goods of all kinds." one flight up della ran, and collected herself, panting. madame, large, too white, chilly, hardly looked the "sofronie."

"will you buy my hair? " asked della.

"i buy hair," said madame. "take yer hat off and let’s have a sight at the looks of it."

down rippled the brown cascade.

"twenty dollars," said madame, lifting the mass with a practised hand.

madame sofronie’s character is most developed through

direct characterization, using her words and feelings.

indirect characterization, using her thoughts and action.

direct characterization, describing her physical appearance.

indirect characterization, describing her personality.

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs: among the ladies who were acquainted with my grandmother, was one who had known her from childhood, and always been very friendly to her. she had also known my mother and her children, and felt interested for them. at this crisis of affairs she called to see my grandmother, as she not unfrequently did. she observed the sad and troubled expression of her face, and asked if she knew where linda was, and whether she was safe. my grandmother shook her head, without answering. "come, aunt martha," said the kind lady, "tell me all about it. perhaps i can do something to you." which of these important concepts uncommon to abolitionist literature does jacobs depict in the excerpt? 1. some kind white characters were included in slave narratives so that northerners would not be offended. 2. southern society was complex and diverse with both good and bad people unlike northern stereotypes showed. 3. many kind slave owners and their slaves developed deep friendships. 4. most whites and blacks lived in harmony in the south and made efforts to each other. a. 1 and 4 b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 2 d. 2 and 3

In the sentence from barbara kingsolver’s “life without go go boots”, “writers are supposed to be eccentric,” the word eccentric is a euphemism for

What does the narrator point of view emphasizes?