7. Read the passage from Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, in which Jane speaks of her cousin. John Reed was a schoolboy of fourteen years old; four years older than I, for I was but ten: large and stout for his age, with a dingy and unwholesome skin ... What is happening in this passage? A. The author is showing the character's traits through action. B. The author is telling the character's traits through dialogue. C. The author is showing the character's traits through dialogue. D. A character is telling another character's traits through description.

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Reina Webb

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26 July, 11:34

7. Read the passage from Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, in which Jane speaks of her cousin. John Reed was a schoolboy of fourteen years old; four years older than I, for I was but ten: large and stout for his age, with a dingy and unwholesome skin ... What is happening in this passage? A. The author is showing the character's traits through action. B. The author is telling the character's traits through dialogue. C. The author is showing the character's traits through dialogue. D. A character is telling another character's traits through description.

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The correct answer is D. A character is showing the character's traits through description. The reason for this is that the main character, Jane, is the one describing her cousin. She uses the pronoun I to compare herself to him. She then goes on to describe that John Reed is considered dirty and has either a bad complexion or unbecoming skin.