Question 20 • (CR27) ENG 3-1001370-S2-VRobinson-VOL7006P
I have committed to crossing my legs I hope carefully, ankle on knee, hands together in the lap of my slacks. My fingers are mated into a mirrored series of what manifests, to me, as the letter X. The interview room’s other personnel include: the University’s Director of Composition, its varsity tennis coach, and Academy prorector Mr. A. deLint. C.T. is beside me; the others sit, stand and stand, respectively, at the periphery of my focus. The tennis coach jingles pocket-change.
Answer
T
This excerpt uses first-person—the reader is led through the story by a character who is in the story and uses the pronouns “I” or “me.”
T
This excerpt uses third-person limited—the narrator is outside the story and only reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character.
T
This excerpt uses third-person—the reader is led through the story by a narrator who is outside the story, describing the action and characters.
T
This excerpt uses objective point of view—the narrator is outside the story and describes what is seen and heard about the other characters.