Direct characterization is when the author tells the audience how is the personality of the character. Dr. Shlemiel is a complex character, showing many different qualities, revealing faults as well as virtues.
Indirect characterization is when the author shows things that reveal the personality of the character. Dr. Shlemiel develops some changes and learnings that reveal some truth about life. But in the end, it is up to the reader to draw logical conclusions about the character's personality.
C, She is coming, as a result to the dinner party.
A) Interrupting the present story with a scene that tells about events from the past
To explain the colonists’ reasons for breaking ties with Great Britain
