8. read the following conversation. “hey pat! great to see you! ” boomed terrence, catching sight of pat. “yeah,” pat said without enthusiasm. “anything wrong pat? you seem kind of quiet.” “no, i’m fine…well—i’m late to class,” replied pat. what is this passage an example of? direct characterization through action direct characterization through dialogue indirect characterization through action indirect characterization through dialogue

This passage is an example of indirect characterization through dialogue.

Indirect characterization is the process in which an author describes the personality of a character in an indirect way, that is, through the use of dialogue or an action. Unlike direct characterization, indirect characterization is based on what a character does or says. In this case, it is the dialogue what allows the reader to identify Terrence as someone who is happy to see Pat but also worried about her. At the same time, the dialogue shows that Pat is sad and that something has happened to her since she does not show enthusiasm when replying to Terrence and uses few words to communicate with him.  

the answer is, a) she is angry with elnora for not standing up for herself.