Which sentence is an example of direct characterization? 2 points
Within forty minutes her head was covered with tiny, close-lying curls that made her
look wonderfully like a truant schoolboy.
O As soon as she saw it she knew that it must be Jim's.
He simply stared at her fixedly with that peculiar expression on his face.
And then an ecstatic scream of joy, and then, alas! a quick feminine change to
O hysterical tears and wails, necessitating the immediate employment of all the
comforting powers of the lord of the flat.

Within forty minutes her head was covered with tiny, close-lying curls that made her look wonderfully like a truant schoolboy.

Explanation:

The given question refers to the story The Gift of the Magi written by O. Henry.

Characterization is the process in which an author creates and describes their characters to their readers. There are two main types of characterization:

The first sentence is an example of direct characterization. Here, the author explicitly describes his character's appearance. The rest of the sentences are examples of indirect characterization because they include descriptions of actions, based on which we need to make additional conclusions about the characters. There is no explicit information about them.

This is why the first option is the correct one.

repetition is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency.

the god   the goddess of salt water, of fresh water   yet more powerful and perfect.