Narration and Point of View in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, Part 2 — Quiz
Question 2 • CP English Language 1
Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. They stood together quietly, in the dark, in the growing cool of the night, and the sea breeze gave up on them and played in the dark leaves above, and the sound of the waves came in with the quiet. The stars popped in the night sky like distant firecrackers, and beyond them the great streak of the Milky Way came down out of heaven and draped a swathe into the ocean beyond. Turner could almost feel the globe sliding under his feet. Lizzie felt it, too and she reached out and took his hand for a moment—as if for balance—and then dropped it. Which is a result of the omniscient point of view in this excerpt?
Answer
A
The reader can follow the thoughts and feelings of only Turner.
B
The reader can follow the thoughts and feelings of neither Lizzie nor Turner.
C
The reader can follow the thoughts and feelings of both Lizzie and Turner.
D
The reader can follow the thoughts and feelings of only Lizzie.
Explanation
An omniscient narrator can reveal the inner experiences of more than one character. The excerpt says Turner could almost feel the globe sliding beneath his feet, then adds that Lizzie felt it, too. Since the reader learns what both characters experience, the correct choice is “The reader can follow the thoughts and feelings of both Lizzie and Turner.”
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