Which of these is a direct characterization of Ted from "My Brother's Keeper point) happened so fast itJust Then Jamie watched him go up the stairs and out of sight Ted shook his head and ran his hand through his curly blond hair before answering And he felt inside of him the heavy beating of his heart while he waited for the answer

The direct characterization of Ted from the passage is that he shook his head and ran his hand through his curly blond hair before answering, and he felt the heavy beating of his heart while he waited for the answer.