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David Foster Wallace’s Postmodern Voices — Quiz

Question 3 • Literature and Composition III

Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest . I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies. My posture is consciously congruent to the shape of my hard chair. This is a cold room in University Administration, wood-walled, Remington-hung, double-windowed against the November heat, insulated from Administrative sounds by the reception area outside, at which Uncle Charles, Mr. deLint and I were lately received. Which statement best describes the narrative voice in this excerpt?

Answer
A
The voice is subjective, because the setting is described using an emotional tone.
B
The voice is objective, because it describes the setting without further commentary.
C
The voice is subjective, because it relates an opinion of the narrative’s setting.
D
The voice is objective, because the description of the narrator is unreliable.
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