Direct vs indirect characterization: How can you identify each?

Direct vs indirect characterization: How can you identify each?

• A. Direct: the narrator reveals a character's inner thoughts explicitly; Indirect: the author lists the character's virtues.
• B. Direct: explicit statements about a character; Indirect: deduced from actions, dialogue, thoughts, and effects on others.
• C. Direct: the character's dialogue only; Indirect: the narrator's narration only.
• D. Direct: the setting description; Indirect: the plot events.

Answer: (B)