# Cover-the-Names Voice Test - Chapter 10

- `DISTINCT - Theo + Odile - evidence: Theo: "The third easel was loose" pins his practical offer-before-feeling mode; Odile: "The room is finished, Brennan. Sit in it" pins her imperative, economical authority. Weakest swap candidate: "It is always loose" could only be Odile because it turns a room flaw into pressure.
- `DISTINCT - June + Theo - evidence: June: "That's a chore" and "It was what you gave me" use compact visual/direct judgment; Theo: "I could rewax the flat-file runners" and "I can cut glassine for yours" use practical repair as evasion. Weakest swap candidate: "I don't know" is plain enough for either, but the attached "it's all maintenance" is Theo-specific.
- `DISTINCT - Odile + Priya + Theo - evidence: Priya: "Can Ben hold his coffee?" is practical and wry; Odile: "Only if coffee is the love of his life" is cutting teacher logic; Theo's easel/sightline question is logistical. Weakest swap candidate: Odile's coffee line risks being broadly witty, but the clipped judgment and "I am sorry for both of you" match her card.
- `DISTINCT - group critique - evidence: Luis: "Third easel. The screw" is short placement/mechanical speech; Mara: "It's very him" fills social meaning; Odile: "Did you sit?" cuts to the behavior. Weakest swap candidate: Mara's line is generic, but its social-softening function is hers.
- `DISTINCT - June + Theo post-class - evidence: June: "You don't have to do anything about it" and "I painted it because it was true and I had an hour" use direct visual ethics; Theo: "The rack's tight on the left" converts discomfort into a fix. Weakest swap candidate: "It's good" is plain and could be any character, but it occurs inside Theo's apology-evasion pattern.

Chapter verdict: `VOICES-HOLD`.

REVISION ORDERS: None.
