Which best describes how tom is characterized throughout this passage?
a) tom is characterized as unhappy by his interactions with sid.
b) tom is characterized as creative primarily through the use of action.
c) tom is characterized as shifty primarily through external description.
d) tom is characterized as clever though both internal monologue and dialogue.

In this passage, Tom is characterized as clever though both internal monologue and dialogue. The passage begins with Tom thinking to himself how he will manage to get out of going to school, and the passage ends with Tom's melodramatic dialogue designed to upset both Sid and Auntie.

ichabod crane is a fictional character and the protagonist in washington irving's short story, "the legend of sleepy hollow", first published in 1820. in popular culture, this story is sometimes retitled as "the headless horseman."