Question

Read the excerpt from Homecoming.

At half-past eight, Dicey herded everybody back into the mall, to use the bathrooms they had found earlier. Later, Sammy and Maybeth fell asleep easily, curled up along the back seat. James moved up to the front with Dicey. Dicey couldn't see how they were both to sleep in the front seat, but she supposed they would manage it. James sat stiffly, gripping the wheel. James had a narrow head and sharp features, a nose that pointed out, pencil-thin eyebrows, a narrow chin. Dicey studied him in the darkening car. They were parked so far from the nearest lamppost that they were in deep shadows.

The excerpt includes an example of

A. dialogue.
B. dialogue tags.
C. narration.
D. stage directions.

Answer 1

huh

Answer 2

what do you think it is

Answer 3

im i talkin to

Answer 4

am*

Answer 5

Politely disagree with A. None of the characters are saying anything, so there is no dialogue in this passage. Automatically, that also eliminates B, since no dialogue = no dialogue tags (dialogue tags are things like he said, she exclaimed, etc.)

between C and D, do you have any thoughts? if you're unsure, please review the definitions of narration and stage directions.