Considering you haven't given the actual excerpts, some help would be that direct characterization is as simple as saying "The man is wearing a broad-brimmed hat". It is literally "direct", straight to the point. Hope this helps.
Answer:
b............................................
Answer:
d. The introduction presents a thesis statement. The body presents three main facts. The conclusion rephrases the thesis.
Explanation:
Indeed, from the introductory statement, we could notice the thesis: "Africanized honey bees were created in Brazil in 1957." Next, the body of the article presents three facts about why the Africanized honey bees are called killer bees.
I think it is c because all the others don't make sense