Is the following excerpt from the story an example of direct or indirect characterization? The first thing Rainsford's eyes discerned was the largest man Rainsford had ever seen--a gigantic creature, solidly made and black bearded to the waist.

Read the list of events from the first third of in his steps below and arrange them in chronological order. the crisis of powers' decision about the law violation. norman applies the challenge to the newspaper. rachel dedicates her voice to the lord. dedication of wright and marsh to political involvement in the rectangle problems. resignation of powers. arrival of the shabby stranger. maxwell's challenge to first church. maxwell's speech to the working men. rachel and virginia struggle with how christ would act in their cases. dedication of maxwell to the ministry in the rectangle. norman faces public reaction to the challenge.

Which situation might occur in a conflict of character versus nature? a. a society disapproves of a character's behavior. b. a character suffers from a serious illness and eventually dies. c. two characters argue over a difference of opinion. d. a character is unable to decide on his opinion of another character.

Which revision, if any, best fixes the bolded (capitalized in this case) part of the sentence? female cardinals, a somewhat drab bird compared to the males, blend in well with their environment. no change somewhat drab birds a somewhat drab's bird somewhat drab bird's