[As the curtain rises, ALICIA is pacing in her living room.
MARCO and EMILY are sitting on a sofa facing ALICIA.]
MARCO: Alicia, do you want to practice your speech first?
ALICIA: Uh, yeah, sure. (looks at her notecards while pacing)
How does society benefit from girls' education? (speeds words
up) Women are the ones... the ones... (pauses, slaps
forehead)
MARCO: (encouragingly) You can do this!
How does the writer use characterization to create tension?
A. by describing Alicia's surroundings
B. by including Alicia's thoughts and feelings
C. by describing what Alicia says and how she acts