Question

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
Ichabod prided himself upon his dancing as much as upon his vocal powers. Not a limb, not a fibre about him was idle; and to have seen his loosely hung frame in full motion, and clattering about the room, you would have thought St. Vitus himself, that blessed patron of the dance, was figuring before you in person. . . . How could the of urchins be otherwise than animated and joyous? The lady of his heart was his partner in the dance, and smiling graciously in reply to all his amorous oglings; while Brom Bones, sorely smitten with love and jealousy, sat brooding by himself in one corner.
Use this paragraph from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” to answer the question.
Choose the most correct answer
Which statement describes the narrative technique used to establish the point of view in the paragraph?
1) The narrator uses second-person pronouns to orient the reader.
2) The narrator mainly reports the perspective of Ichabod concerning a single event in the story.
3) The narrator mainly reports the perspectives of Ichabod, Brom Bones, and others concerning a single event in the story.
4) The narrator uses first-person pronouns to orient the reader.

Answer 1

3) The narrator mainly reports the perspectives of Ichabod, Brom Bones, and others concerning a single event in the story.

Explanation: The passage is third-person and shifts among characters' reactions (Ichabod priding himself, the lady smiling, Brom Bones brooding) during the same dance scene, so multiple perspectives are presented.