Read the following passage from Mom & Me & Mom. Then answer the question.

When we descended the train steps, I looked for someone who could be my mother. When I heard my grandmother’s voice call out, I followed the voice and I knew she had made a mistake, but the pretty little woman with red lips and high heels came running to my grandmother.

What type of characterization does Maya use to describe her mother?

A. She uses direct characterization because she names specific details to tell how her mother looks.
B. She uses indirect characterization because readers must infer that her mother is attractive.
C. She uses direct characterization because she leaves her mother's appearance unknown to the reader.
D. She uses indirect characterization because her mother's appearance is revealed through other people's words and actions.

B. She uses indirect characterization because readers must infer that her mother is attractive.