Question

The very next day, her father and about fifteen other blacks sat down in the front section of a bus, where only whites were permitted. When the driver demanded they move to the back, Audrey's father politely refused, saying, "We [are] comfortable where we are sitting." As a result, Mr. Hendricks was arrested and spent six nights in jail. When he was released, he volunteered to guard the Shuttlesworths’ home.

—We’ve Got a Job,
Cynthia Levinson

Which point of view is used in this passage?

third person
first person
second person
first and second person

Answer 1

The passage is written in the third person point of view. It refers to the characters using third-person pronouns such as "her" and "he," rather than using "I" (first person) or "you" (second person).