Question

read the following excerpt: as the teacher handed back the tests, marcus quickly flipped his over so no one could see his grade. this indirect characterization suggests marcus is:

excited

embarrassed

indifferent

confident

Explanation:

Indirect characterization shows traits through actions. Marcus flipping his test to hide the grade implies he doesn't want others to see his score, suggesting he might be embarrassed (e.g., if he did poorly or is self - conscious). Excited would involve showing the grade, indifferent would mean not caring about others seeing, and confident would mean being okay with others seeing. So the action points to embarrassment.

Answer:

B. Embarrassed (assuming the options are labeled A - D with B as Embarrassed; if the original options had labels, use the correct label with the text. Since the original options are shown as circles, but in a typical multiple - choice, we can present it as: The correct option is the one labeled with "Embarrassed" (the second option in the list: Embarrassed).)