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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: How Text Reveals Character Fiction Drama

Study How Text Reveals Character Fiction Drama in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What does a character's physical description most reliably reveal when tied to repeated behavior patterns?

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ANSWER

Habitual state (e.g., neglect, tension) supporting trait inference. Physical state reflects emotional or psychological patterns.

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Read the following original drama passage and answer the question. [Hospital waiting room, predawn. Fluorescent lights hum. A vending machine blinks "SOLD OUT." MR. PIERCE sits rigidly with a paper cup of water. NORA, his adult daughter, scrolls her phone, then stops.] NORA: You could sit back. The chair reclines. MR. PIERCE: If it reclines, it's admitting we're staying. NORA: We are staying. MR. PIERCE (stares at the cup): Staying is a choice. Waiting is a posture. NORA: Dad, you're not in charge of the schedule. MR. PIERCE (too calm): I'm in charge of myself. [He folds the plastic wristband he was given into a neat rectangle, then unfolds it, then folds it again.] NORA (soft): You don't have to be strong like this. MR. PIERCE: This isn't strength. It's manners. [He stands when a nurse passes, though she doesn't look at him.] Which inference about Mr. Pierce is best supported by "Waiting is a posture" and his repeated folding of the wristband?
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