Question

Which line in this excerpt from George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss is an example of direct characterization?
"What! hasn't she been playing with you all this while?" said the father. "She'd been thinking o' nothing but your coming home."

"I haven't seen her this two hours," says Tom, commencing on the plumcake.

"Goodness heart; she's got drownded!" exclaimed Mrs. Tulliver, rising from her seat and running to the window.

"How could you let her do so?" she added, as became a fearful woman, accusing she didn't know whom of she didn't know what.

"Nay, nay, she's none drownded," said Mr. Tull

Answer 1

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Answer 2

A. "Goodness heart; she's got drownded!" exclaimed Mrs. Tulliver, rising from her seat and running to the window.



B. "Nay, nay, she's none drownded," said Mr. Tulliver. "You've been naughty to her, I doubt, Tom?"

C. "And be good to her, do you hear? Else I'll let you know better."

D. Mr. Tulliver was a peremptory man, and, as he said, would never let anybody get hold of his whip-hand;

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Answer 3

It would be D. The defintion of direct characterization is

Direct characterization is how an author tells his or her reader about a character. Direct characterization occurs when the author specifically reveals traits about the character in a direct, straightforward manner. Direct characterization is also important in showing the character's motivation. Motivation refers to what characters want, fear, love and hate.

I got that from http://study.com/academy/lesson/direct-characterization-definition-examples.html

That is the only one that gives away specific traits