Question
Read the following brief passage from Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton.
I had been sent up by my employers on a job connected with the big power-house at Corbury Junction, and a long-drawn carpenters' strike had so delayed the work that I found myself anchored at Starkfield—the nearest habitable spot—for the best part of the winter. I chafed at first, and then, under the hypnotising effect of routine, gradually began to find a grim satisfaction in the life.
Based on the narrative voice, who is most likely to be the narrator of these lines?
(1 point)
Responses
an engineer who once visited Starkfield on a work project
an engineer who once visited Starkfield on a work project
a native of Starkfield who grew bored of his town and moved away
a native of Starkfield who grew bored of his town and moved away
a child remembering a happy winter spent in Starkfield
a child remembering a happy winter spent in Starkfield
a travel writer trying to get other people to visit Starkfield in winter
I had been sent up by my employers on a job connected with the big power-house at Corbury Junction, and a long-drawn carpenters' strike had so delayed the work that I found myself anchored at Starkfield—the nearest habitable spot—for the best part of the winter. I chafed at first, and then, under the hypnotising effect of routine, gradually began to find a grim satisfaction in the life.
Based on the narrative voice, who is most likely to be the narrator of these lines?
(1 point)
Responses
an engineer who once visited Starkfield on a work project
an engineer who once visited Starkfield on a work project
a native of Starkfield who grew bored of his town and moved away
a native of Starkfield who grew bored of his town and moved away
a child remembering a happy winter spent in Starkfield
a child remembering a happy winter spent in Starkfield
a travel writer trying to get other people to visit Starkfield in winter
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The most likely narrator of these lines is "an engineer who once visited Starkfield on a work project." The passage indicates that the narrator is there for work related to a power-house and discusses feeling anchored in the town due to delays, which suggests a temporary stay rather than a permanent or nostalgic connection to Starkfield.