Question

Which sentence from the story "The Ransom of Red Chief" is an example of the author's use of speech and actions to develop a character?
A. "The father was respectable and tight, a mortgage fancier and a stern, upright collection-plate passer and forecloser."
B. "About two miles from Summit was a little mountain, covered with a dense cedar brake."
C. "He put a red-hot boiled potato down my back," explained Bill, "and then mashed it with his foot; and I boxed his ears. Have you got a gun about you, Sam?"
D. "I ain't attempting," says he, "to decry the celebrated moral aspect of parental affection, but we're dealing with humans, and it ain't human for anybody to give up two thousand dollars for that forty-pound chunk of freckled wildcat."

Answer 1

Answer:

The sentence from the story "The Ransom of Red Chief" that is an example of the author's use of speech and actions to develop a character is "He put a red-hot boiled potato down my back," explained Bill, "and then mashed it with his foot; and I boxed his ears. Have you got a gun about you, Sam?"

Explanation:

These lines develop Bill's character, we can see through the story that Bill is always following what Samas say that is the best thing to be done, and at the same time we can see his good nature as he becomes closer to the kid they have kidnapped, these lines include both characteristics it shows dialogue and action from that character.