阅读晓荷的《赎回灵魂》选段，完成1-3题。

赎回灵魂 (Shúhuí línghún) Redeem the Soul

她睡到半夜，感觉到屋里进了人，很显然，不是丈夫，因为他去值班了。因为长期失眠，睡觉对她是件困难的事情。显然，那个人以为她睡着了。
然后，她看到了一个身影，手里拿着刀，在四处找东西。那一刻，她大睁着眼，内心出奇地镇定，因为绝对不能喊，隔壁就是儿子的房间，一喊，她和儿子就会有生命危险。她看到那个贼把手伸向她的首饰盒，那里面有一对玉镯，是最好的鸡血玉。但她一直沉默着，直到贼离开。
然后，她冲到儿子的房间，看到还在睡的儿子，眼泪就下来了。她知道，没有比自己儿子更珍贵的了。
然而，意想不到的事情发生了。
那个贼却被看门的保安逮住了——在他翻墙逃跑的时候。所以，他和两个保安又出现在她的客厅里。
灯光下，她看到了贼的脸。一张十分年轻的脸，脸上还有小小的绒毛，大概只有十五六岁的样子，眼神里全是恐惧。
保安问：“这是你的镯子吗？”
她答：“是！”
“是这个贼偷走的，就在刚才。”保安说。
她是知道的，她抬起头看了那个小偷一眼，那一眼让她呆住了，少年的眼里全是乞求，甚至是恳求，甚至是绝望。
那一刻，她的心忽然柔软起来。她有了新的决定。
她说：“你们放了他吧，他不是贼，那一对玉镯，是我给他的。”
保安大吃一惊，而少年的眼里全是泪水。保安刚走，那个少年扑通就跪下了：“阿姨，您为什么要救我？”
她笑了，淡淡地说：“孩子，因为你的青春比那两只镯子值钱，我想用那两只镯子赎回你找不到方向的灵魂。何况，刚才我并不曾睡着，因为你手里拿着刀，所以，我没有喊，也是为了我自己的儿子。”
那个少年泪如雨下。

阅读上文后回答下面的问题：
1. 文中“她”看见贼时，为什么不叫喊?
答：
2. 根据你对人物的理解，在下面的横线上填写上揭示人物的性格特征的词语。
答：
①“她”是一个 _______ 的人。
②“少年”是一个 _____ 的人。
3. 通过“她”的行为告诉我们一个什么道理?
答：

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