Question

read the excerpt from \clara bartons childhood.\ meanwhile, her family whispered to each other. \its not good for her to be locked away in that room so much,\ her mother would say. \ive tried to encourage her to leave, to ride the horses or visit the animals in the barn,\ her father explained, \but she refuses to leave davids side.\ clara is best characterized in this excerpt when the author uses the actions of her parents to show that clara is determined. thoughts of her parents to show that she is angry with her family. words of her parents to show that they think clara is foolish. words of her parents to show that clara is stubborn.

Explanation:

The excerpt shows the parents' words. The mother is concerned about Clara being locked in the room, and the father mentions that he tried to encourage her to leave but she refused. This refusal indicates stubbornness. The parents' actions aren't described here (so the first option is wrong). There's no indication of her being angry with the family (second option wrong) and no sign that the parents think she's foolish (third option wrong).

Answer:

words of her parents to show that Clara is stubborn.