Which of the following examples uses indirect characterization to describe Whiskers? The children began leaving bowls of food around for Whiskers. Slowly, Whiskers started appearing more often. Whiskers was afraid of almost everything: the loud noises of the cars passing by, the barking of the stray dogs, and the harsh weather during thunderstorms. Whiskers' life was pretty mundane: he spent most of his days hiding under old cardboard boxes or scavenging for scraps of food. The children were excited about getting to know Whiskers because of how sweet he was. He loved having his head scratched by the children.