单选题 Thomas Wolfe portrayed people so that you came to know their yearnings, their impulses, and their wants—this was effective______.
A. motivation B. point of view C. characterization D. background

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本题空格处意为“这是有效的性格描述”。characterization意为“性格描绘，塑造”，符合句意。“motivation动机；point of view观点；background背景”都与句意不符，因此正确答案为C。