1. jessie was the kind of girl who would deliver the newspaper every day, no matter what the weather was like. indirect characterization: method of steal: 2. “janine never studies,” said mrs. johnson. “she thinks she already knows the answers.” indirect characterization: method of steal: 3. through the door walked in a woman wearing nothing but named brand items from head to toe. around her neck was a necklace from tiffany’s. dangling from her arm was a bag from michael kors. on her feet were five-inch red bottom high heels. indirect characterization: method of steal: 4. tim was walking around the store when he bumped into a display of soup cans, knocking them all over. tim bought two cartons of eggs then got hit by the automatic door on the way out. it almost broke the eggs. tim let out a sigh of relief. while walking through the parking lot, tim tripped over the curb and landed on the eggs, getting them all over his shirt. indirect characterization: method of steal: 5. john looked proudly at the new painting he had done and decided to enter it in the local art contest. indirect characterization: method of steal:

1. This is an inderect characterization because Jessie's traits, such as a high sense of responsibility, reliabilty, courage, etc., are not explicitly mentioned, but they are implied through her actions. Therefore, the STEAL method used in this characterization is "action". It is because of what Jessie does that the reader gets an idea of her personality.

2. Again, the characterization used here is indirect because we are not told specifically that Janine is perhaps a little too self-assured, or perhaps even lazy. The STEAL method utilized here is "effect"; Janine is characterized through the reaction and thoughts that she elicits in Mrs. Johnson. This can also be seen as an indirect characterization of Mrs. Johnson through her words, in whose case the STEAL method used would be "speech", as we know her through her judgment of Janine.

3. This characterization is indirect because we are not told explicitly that this is a rich, fashionable woman, possibly young and good looking. The method of STEAL used in this characterization is "looks". We can deduct all this information about the character from her apparel and her jewelry.

4. Once more, we are not given the specific traits of Tim; we know that he is absent minded and clumsy because of his actions; therefore the method of STEAL used her is "action": bumping into the soup cans, walking carelessly through the automatic door, tripping over the curb.

5. Here, the characterization is also indirect, because we are not specifically told that John is a painter, probably at the start of his career. We find out about him through his opinion of his own work and his intention to enter it in the local contest; therefore the method of STEAL used here is "thought".

lemme actually be useful and say i believe the answer is the first one.