Hello. You have not shown the answer options, which makes it impossible for this question to be answered accurately. However, I will try to help you in the best possible way.
In direct characterization the author can make physical descriptions of the character, show personality traits, passions and the activities that this character does. This is because in direct characterization, the narrator mentions the characteristics of a character in a completely direct way.
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I can't see any choices, but if there was a comma between the clauses it would fix the problem.
Explanation:
Doodles closest bond is with his brother, to whom he views as almost a parents. The next closest people are his parent. And then his aunt.
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3. They may not have time to read the whole thing.
Explanation:
1: You cannot gain a general understanding by skimming a text.
2: It doesn't make sense to skim a text if you need help defining a word, because part of defining a word is looking for context clues.
4: If they are looking for specific information they would have to analyze the text instead of quickly looking over it.
Therefore 3 is the right answer. Hope this helps :)
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They both believe in the magic.
Explanation:
The short story "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs revolves around the magical ability of a monkey's paw in fulfilling three wishes to its owner. The story relays the message the greed is never good for anyone, let alone bring people happiness.
Mr. White acquired the talisman from his friend Sergeant Major Morris who had got it during his time in India. And he believed that the talisman brings harm more than luck, and threw into the fire. But Mr. White took it out and decided to keep it for himself. This shows that he somehow believed in the magical ability of the monkey's paw. And like her husband, Mrs. White as well as their son Herbert also believed in the paw's magic. Their conversation about the <em>"two hundred pounds"</em> and their belief that it'll be granted shows their belief in the monkey's paw and its magical abilities.
Thus, the <u>correct answer is the third option</u>.
