The following question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B.

Question

Part A:

Which of the following describes the narration of "How Bess Managed Tom"?
A.
first person

B.
second person

C.
third person

D.
a combination of first and third person

Multiple Select Question
Part B:

Identify the two best details from the text that support the type of narration you chose in part A.
A.
Tom says to Nell "I'm reading."

B.
Tom says to Nell "I'd like to know."

C.
The narrator refers to Tom and Nell as "they."

D.
Nell says to Tom "take your great boots off the window–sill."

E.
Bess is called "she" and Tom is called "he" in various parts of the text.

F.
Nell wonders to Bess "why you would always want that boy on your elbow."

Answer 1

Part A: C. third person

Part B: C. The narrator refers to Tom and Nell as "they."
E. Bess is called "she" and Tom is called "he" in various parts of the text.