Historical Context and Conflict in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, Part 1

Question 1

Read each passage, and use the drop-down menus to identify the point of view of the narrator. | Hunger crept up on me like a stalking wolf. I had never been stalked by hunger before. | Richard was hungry. He rifled through his empty pockets looking for coins and came up short. He wondered what to do. | Falstaff’s mother is worried about him. Little does she know that Falstaff’s father secretly shares his wife’s concern. Falstaff continues to believe that his parents do not care about or understand him.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: first-person point of view

Question 2

What are some clues that the narrator’s point of view is third-person omniscient? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: the use of the pronouns she and he; E: knowledge about what is happening in more than one place at once

Question 3

What conclusion can be drawn about Turner based on his reaction to Mr. Stonecrop? | Which detail from the text supports the conclusion?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: He is afraid of Mr. Stonecrop.

Question 4

Read each passage, and use the drop-down menus to identify the point of view of the narrator. | Hunger crept up on me like a stalking wolf. I had never been stalked by hunger before. | Richard was hungry. He rifled through his empty pockets looking for coins and came up short. He wondered what to do. | Falstaff’s mother is worried about him. Little does she know that Falstaff’s father secretly shares his wife’s concern. Falstaff continues to believe that his parents do not care about or understand him.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: third-person limited

Question 5

What conclusion can be drawn about Turner based on his reaction to Mr. Stonecrop? | Which detail from the text supports the conclusion?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: "he shuddered"

Question 6

Read each passage, and use the drop-down menus to identify the point of view of the narrator. | Hunger crept up on me like a stalking wolf. I had never been stalked by hunger before. | Richard was hungry. He rifled through his empty pockets looking for coins and came up short. He wondered what to do. | Falstaff’s mother is worried about him. Little does she know that Falstaff’s father secretly shares his wife’s concern. Falstaff continues to believe that his parents do not care about or understand him.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: third-person omniscient

Historical Context and Conflict in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, Part 1 Answers

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