Question

Read the quotes from a character in The Princess Bride. Which of the following statements is false about this character?

As a child, I had simply no interest in books. I hated reading, I was very bad at it, and besides, how could you take the time to read when there were games that shrieked for playing? Basketball, baseball, marbles – I could never get enough. I wasn’t even good at them, but give me a football and an empty playground and I could invent last-second triumphs that would bring tears to your eyes.

What happened was just this: I got hooked on the story. For the first time in my life, I became actively interested in a book. Me the sports fanatic, me the game freak, me the only 10-year-old in Illinois with a hate on for the alphabet wanted to know what happened next.

A.
He is a flat character with only one mission.

B.
He is a round character with many personality traits.

C.
He is the narrator and a major character.

D.
He is a dynamic character and has experienced change.

Answer 1

He is a flat character with only one mission.

Answer 2

Answer: A. He is a flat character with only one mission.

The false statement is that the narrator is a flat character with only one mission. This is far from the truth. Although the narrator had only one mission at the beginning of the passage (to play), he changes throughout the story. Eventually, even though he detested reading, he becomes interested in a book. This transformation shows that the character is not flat anymore, and in fact, has become a round character.