Further thoughts.
astraev answered your question: Same, yet not..?
I think one is easier than two, because I’m more likely to remember roles than names.
Oh, absolutely. But if I think about it (and I should be), the point of the assessment is not so much a matter of what is easier, so much as it is about character recognition.
I ask myself: If what I really want here is for my students to develop a familiarity with the characters (so comprehension comes easier), doesn't recognizing the character name enough to provide the description equate with recognizing the description enough to know the character's name?
In terms of reading comprehension, and what tools a reader needs to be successful, it seems like the answer might be yes. But I'm not positive, so I ask others.
allisonunsupervised answered your question: Same, yet not..?
I think the way that one of the options might seem easier or more difficult is unrelated to the validity of the assessment.
I think we are on the same page (re: above). Yes?
