Question

read the passage from initiation. millicent brushed back a strand of hair. it was stiff and sticky from the egg that they had broken on her head as she knelt blindfolded at the sorority altar a short while before. there had been a silence, a slight crunching sound, and then she had felt the cold, slimy egg - white flattening and spreading on her head and sliding down her neck. she had heard someone smothering a laugh. it was all part of the ceremony. what technique does the author use to describe millicent in this scene? indirect characterization to describe how millicent appears indirect characterization to describe what millicent is feeling physically direct characterization to describe how millicent appears direct characterization to describe how millicent is feeling emotionally

Explanation:

1. First, recall the difference between direct and indirect characterization: Direct characterization tells the reader directly about a character's traits, while indirect characterization shows through actions, thoughts, or sensory details.
2. The passage describes Millicent's physical sensations (stiff/sticky hair, cold/slimy egg - white) and what she felt physically during the ceremony, not directly stating her traits or just her appearance.
3. Option 1: It's not about her appearance (the description is about physical sensations, not how she looks visually). Option 3 and 4: It's not direct characterization (no direct statements about her traits or emotions), and it's not about emotional feelings but physical. So the correct technique is indirect characterization to describe what Millicent is feeling physically.

Answer:

indirect characterization to describe what Millicent is feeling physically