Question

He [Jim] took the slaveowner down to the pond. When they got there, there was no cooter to be seen.

"Huh," grunted the slaveowner. He had his whip in his hand and he snaked it good and hard, making a big, crackin sound.

"Good mornin," Jim said, loud, but not too loud. There was no answer. "Good mornin to ya, cooter," Jim said, a bit louder this time. No answer again.

"Well, I knew it," said the slaveowner. "Dang you, Jim, you fooled with me one time too many!" And he raised his whip to thrash Jim as hard as he could.

Just then, they heard music, a fiddle playin nearby. And right there the cooter came climbin out of the pond.

Which statement about the point of view in this passage is true?

The use of the pronouns I and me show that this passage uses a first-person point of view.
The use of the pronouns they and he shows that this passage uses a third-person point of view.
The focus on the feelings of many characters shows that this passage uses a first-person point of view.
The focus on the feelings of only one character shows that this passage uses a third-person point of view.

Answer 1

b

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The use of the pronouns they and he shows that this passage uses a third-person point of view.

Option B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage has been taken from the story "The people could fly: American black folk tales". It is collection of twenty four folk tales of the time of the year 1985 which has been told by Virginia Hamilton. These tales talk about the stories of the enslaved Africans.

In this passage, there is use of pronouns like there is use of they and there is use of he, which shows that there is use of third point of view in the passage. The third person in this case are the slaves.