Question

Read the passage below. Then answer the question following it. The hikers gathered around the campfire, enjoying the warm evening, the bright fire, and the companionship of friends, new and old. Stories of the day were exchanged. As the sky got darker, the stories turned to past adventures. A quiet man started to speak. It was spring, a clear evening, when I thought it might be my last evening. Behind me I heard a shuffling and the breaking of twigs. Suddenly, the bushes parted and a huge wolf entered the clearing.What is one description of the storyteller that you might not know if the story was not structured as a frame narrative?

a) That he once saw a huge wolf.
b) That he was a quiet man that hiked.
c) That his story took place in the Spring.
d) None of the above.

Answer 1

The frame narrative structure reveals that the storyteller was a quiet man that hiked, which may not have been known without this context.

Step-by-step explanation:

The description of the storyteller we might not know if the story was not structured as a frame narrative is that he was a quiet man that hiked (option b). Frame narratives allow for additional context and characterization that might not be possible through a straightforward narrative approach. This extra information is provided by the larger narrative 'frame' which surrounds the embedded story or stories.