Question

Which of these is a direct characterization of Ted from "My Brother's Keeper"?

a) I'm your kid brother. Fiver yeas younger than you are and all the time, all through the years I had to act like I was the older brother.

b) "I got scared. Scared. I wasn't myself. I wasn't."

c) And Jaimie thought how on the football field Ted loomed large, so very large

d) Ted looked fearfully at him and didn't speak

Answer 1

(A) I'm your kid brother. Five years younger than you are and all the time, all through the years I had to act like I was the older brother.

This is direct characterization. The 'kid brother' is being described in direct detail, without leaving any ambiguities.