Analyzing Layers of Meaning in The Surrender Tree — Quiz
Question 1 • 26-27 - C - RUSD American Lit
Read the excerpt from "Shout: A Poetry Memoir.” My father first let me drive when I was twelve in the woods on old logging trails, only a couple times in town when he was over the limit. I drove in sheer terror never crashed not even a scratch in the paint he was proud of me and that meant a lot. My mother never knew that we forged a secret alliance in the middle of our Cold War nuclear-family meltdown so when it was time for her to teach me how to drive I faked it, pretending I didn’t have a clue. Which best describes the point of view of this excerpt?
Answer
A
first person, from the point of view of a girl
B
first person, from the point of view of Mom
C
third person; the speaker only tells thoughts and feelings of a girl
D
third person; the speaker tells thoughts of more than one character
Explanation
The speaker uses first-person words such as “me,” “I,” and “my,” telling the story from her own perspective. She describes her feelings about driving and what she did when her mother tried to teach her. The speaker is the girl, not her mother, so the excerpt is first person from the point of view of a girl.
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