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Which sentence from Washington Irving's short story "The Devil and Tom Walker" is an example of indirect characterization?
A. "Tom's wife was a tall termagant, fierce of temper, loud of tongue, and strong of arm."
B. "Tom was as rigid in religious as in money matters."
C. "Tom Walker, however, was not a man to be troubled with any fears of the kind."
D. "Her husband was continually prying about to detect her secret hoards."

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Indirect characterization : when a figure's characters is revealed through his actions or words, not directly stated by the writer

from the options above, the one that is an example of indirect characterization is : D. her husband was continually prying about to detect her secret hoards

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