2. Read the passage from "High School Teammates Carry On." Leroy would bounce on his hands and often flip his way onto the mat before matches. Then he would scream out. Then he would slap his hands down as hard as he could, making a thunderous echo, his smile dead, his arms wired. How is Leroy characterized by the author? A direct characterization, with simple sentences that tell what Leroy is like B indirect characterization, with descriptive sentences that capture Leroy's movements C direct characterization, with long sentences that give explicit details about Leroy D indirect characterization, with complex sentences that weave in dialogue

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2. Read the passage from "High School Teammates Carry On."
Leroy would bounce on his hands and often flip his way onto the mat before
matches. Then he would scream out. Then he would slap his hands down as
hard as he could, making a thunderous echo, his smile dead, his arms wired.
How is Leroy characterized by the author?
A direct characterization, with simple sentences that tell what Leroy is like
B indirect characterization, with descriptive sentences that capture Leroy's
movements
C direct characterization, with long sentences that give explicit details about
Leroy
D indirect characterization, with complex sentences that weave in dialogue
Answer

B indirect characterization, with descriptive sentences that capture Leroy's movements

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The author uses descriptive sentences to capture Leroy's movements, which is an example of indirect characterization...
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