<span>A. The widow cares about Huck and takes care of him. The characterization is direct because the reader hears about her actions toward and thoughts about Huck.
It is a direct characterization because the characteristics of the widow is told to the audience. Huck tells the audience the traits and attributes of the widow.
An indirect characterization shows the audience how the character acts in a situation. It urges the audience to engage himself in the story and identify what the characteristics of the widow are by showing how the widow acts towards Huck. </span>
Since the mention of the particular text is not mentioned, it would be presumed that the text referred to would be the "Story of Ida B Wells".
Explanation:
Ida Wells was an activist and a motivator for African women to fight and overcome the injustices that she herself experienced.
She pushed forward to create awareness about the plight of the women like her.
She expresses herself in the story in a manner which would touch the feelings of the reader and feel the pain and the personal tragedy that she went through.
Writing in this manner makes the reader empathize more with the author and feel motivated and courageous and responsible as well, of uplifting one;s self through the bad times.
The tone of a poem is the mood of the poem. For instance, the mood of a poem can be sad if it is related to war.