Read the passage from “The Setting Sun and the Rolling World.” Which choice identifies the narrative point of view and explains how you know?

Question

The old man got angry. Yes, the land is useless. True, the family tree is uprooted and it dries in the sun . . . .

“All. You have given me all, father.” And here, too, the son felt hampered, patronized and his pent-up fury rolled through him.
A. third-person limited; the narrator only knows what one character is feeling
B. third-person omniscient; the narrator knows what all characters are feeling
C. first person; the narrator is a firsthand witness to events
D. first person; the narrator is a character in the story

Answer 1

The correct choice is:

A. third-person limited; the narrator only knows what one character is feeling.

This can be determined from the passage, as it primarily focuses on the feelings and thoughts of the son ("the son felt hampered, patronized and his pent-up fury rolled through him") while providing only limited insight into the feelings of the old man. Therefore, it indicates a third-person limited perspective, where the narrator conveys the internal state of only one character (the son) rather than all characters.