Question

Read the following sentences from the passage

Since then, they'd continued their work at home. They worked into the
night under fluorescent lights, analyzing soil samples. Every day they looked
more exhausted, and Jim wished there was something he could do to help.
How does the author use the sentences to develop the point of view?
A. The author uses first-person point of view in this section to show Jim's feelings about
wanting to help his parents.
B. The author uses third-person omniscient point of view in this section to show how Jimin
parents feel about their work.
C. The author uses third-person limited point of view in this section to show Jim's feeling
about wanting to help his parents,
D. The author uses third-person omniscient point of view in this section to show the
different perspectives of Jim and his parents.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter D

The omniscient narrator tells the story in 3rd person and sometimes allows certain intrusions to narrate in 1st person. He knows everything about the characters and the plot, knows what goes on inside the characters, knows their emotions and thoughts.

He is able to reveal his inner voices, his flow of consciousness, in the first person. When this happens, the narrator makes use of free indirect speech. Thus, the plot becomes fully known, the antecedents of the actions, their lines, their assumptions, their future and their consequences.