Question

Vera looked as if a strong gust of wind might carry her away. Vera is: resourceful unhappy small brilliant DIRECT: INDIRECT: 3. When he saw his baby brother sniffling in a corner, Cal patted the seat next to him. "Wanna play?" Cal is: sheepish nervous lonely sympathetic DIRECT: INDIRECT: 4. Too lazy to actually reach for it, Marty just stared wishfully at the TV remote. Marty is: confused eager inactive unruly DIRECT: INDIRECT: 5. Once Mama had made up her mind about the dog, Emma knew it'd be a waste of time to ask again. Mama is: stubborn brilliant shy brave DIRECT: INDIRECT: 6. Ariel peeked into the package and thought she might explode. "An iPad! You got me my own iPad?" Ariel is: anxious excited sensitive meek

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Answer:

2. Vera looked as if a strong gust of wind might carry her away. Vera is: resourceful unhappy small brilliant DIRECT: INDIRECT:

3. When he saw his baby brother sniffling in a corner, Cal patted the seat next to him. "Wanna play?" Cal is: sheepish nervous lonely sympathetic DIRECT: INDIRECT:

4. Too lazy to actually reach for it, Marty just stared wishfully at the TV remote. Marty is: confused eager inactive unruly DIRECT: INDIRECT:

5. Once Mama had made up her mind about the dog, Emma knew it'd be a waste of time to ask again. Mama is: stubborn brilliant shy brave DIRECT: INDIRECT:

6. Ariel peeked into the package and thought she might explode. "An iPad! You got me my own iPad?" Ariel is: anxious excited sensitive meek  DIRECT: INDIRECT

Explanation:

Direct characterization is used when the author specifically mentions the qualities of the character. Indirect characterization is used when the speaker does not directly mention the quality of the character, but these qualities can be inferred through the descriptions of the characters.

From the descriptions of the character Vera, in the sentence below, though her specific emotion is not mentioned, we can infer from the description that Vera was unhappy. This is an indirect characterization.