Retelling History through Biography

Question 1

Which point of view does the author use when he writes from Claudette’s perspective?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

first-person point of view

Question 2

What does the reader learn from reading about Claudette’s experience from her first-person point of view that an observer would not see?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

She knew not to fight back.

Question 3

Why does it make sense for the author to write this passage in third-person point of view instead of first-person point of view?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

so the reader can understand what happened after Claudette was arrested

Question 4

Read the passage. Once the author switches from third-person point of view to first-person point of view, what do we learn about Claudette?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

She knew it was dangerous to talk back to a White police officer.

Retelling History through Biography Answers