Question

A young girl in a scout uniform knocked on the front door of a white mansion. A man wearing a tuxedo with tails answered the door. May I help you? the man asked. The young girl began speaking, Would you like to buy some cookies? Some of the proceeds go to charity. The man cut off the young girl by saying, Let me see if the head of the home is available. The young girl smiled and straightened the buttons on her uniform.

The point of view of this passage is:
a. First-person
b. Second-person
c. Third-person limited
d. Third-person omniscient

Answer 1

The passage is told from a third-person limited point of view, as the narrator describes events objectively without diving into the thoughts or feelings of any characters.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage provided demonstrates a third-person limited point of view. This point of view is characterized by the narration being delivered from outside any of the characters, using third-person pronouns like 'she', 'he', or 'they'. In the case of third-person limited, the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character, as opposed to third-person omniscient where the narrator would have knowledge of all characters' inner thoughts and feelings. The given text does not delve into the internal thoughts of any characters, but objectively describes the events from an outside perspective; hence, the correct answer is c. Third-person limited.