Narration and Point of View in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, Part 2 — Quiz
Question 8 • CP English Language 1
Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of 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. What are some clues that the narrator’s point of view is third-person omniscient? Choose two correct answers.
Answer
A
the use of the pronouns “they” and “she”
B
the use of the pronoun “I”
C
thoughts and feelings limited to Turner
D
thoughts and feelings limited to Lizzie
E
thoughts and feelings of both Lizzie and Turner
Explanation
The narrator refers to the characters as “they,” “Turner,” and “Lizzie,” rather than speaking as “I,” which is a clue that the narration is third person. The narrator also reveals what both characters experience: Turner can almost feel the globe sliding, and Lizzie feels it, too. Because the narrator gives access to both characters’ experiences, the point of view is omniscient, not limited to just one of them.
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