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Excerpt from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

In an arm-chair, with an elbow resting on the table and her head leaning on that hand, sat the strangest lady I have over soer or shall ever see

She was dressed in rich materials-satins, and lace, and silks-all of writo

How can the reader tell that the Passage Is written from the point of view of a nineteenth-century British child?

There are only brief moments of dialogue in the overall passage compared to the lengthy descriptions

The introduction mentions Victorian England and there are references throughout the passage that Pip is a young boy.

There are numerous details in the passage about Miss Havisham's wealth and Pip's relative poverty.

The introduction mentions that Miss Havisham was left at the altar, and the rest of the passage focuses on the description of her character.

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The best answer to the question of how the reader can tell that the passage is written from the point of view of a nineteenth-century British child is:

The introduction mentions Victorian England and there are references throughout the passage that Pip is a young boy.

This choice clearly establishes the time period and provides insight into the perspective of the narrator, Pip, who is a child in the context of the story.