Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization and from that time on initiations didnt bother Millicent at all?

Read the excerpt from “The Scarlet Ibis.”

There is within me (and with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction, and at times I was mean to Doodle. One day I took him up to the barn loft and showed him his casket, telling him how we all had believed he would die. It was covered with a film of Paris green sprinkled to kill the rats, and screech owls had built a nest inside it.

Doodle studied the mahogany box for a long time, then said, “It’s not mine.”

“It is,” I said. “And before I’ll help you down from the loft, you’re going to have to touch it.”

What symbol is described in this excerpt, and what does it represent?

a. the owls, which symbolize knowledge and wisdom

b. the nest, which symbolizes home and family

c. the rats, which symbolize cruelty and sadness

d. the casket, which symbolizes the loss of Doodle

Read the sentence from “initiation.” and from that time on, initiations didn't bother millicent at all.

which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Read the sentence from “Initiation.” And from that time on, initiations didn't bother Millicent at all. Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization? Millicent’s tense posture evaporated, replaced by a genuine smile. Upon reflection, Millicent realized that initiations didn’t really bother her. Thereafter, Millicent said yes to each initiation task without question.

Millicent found that handling the tasks was much easier than she’d thought.