Read the passage below:
The train station hummed with the quiet drone of early morning commuters, their faces obscured by newspapers and upturned collars. Marcus sat on a wooden bench, clutching a leather briefcase to his chest as if it were a shield. To the casual observer, he was just another businessman waiting for the 7:15 express. Inside, however, his heart raced; the contract he carried was either the key to his family’s future or the instrument of their ruin. He stared at the brass clock on the wall, tracking the second hand as it swept away the remaining minutes of his old life.
Across the platform, Sarah watched him with growing amusement. She knew exactly what was in that briefcase, having drafted the original terms herself before Marcus’s firm intercepted them. To her, Marcus was not a figure of tragedy or tension, but merely a competitor who had played his hand poorly. She adjusted her glasses, a faint smile touching her lips as she walked toward the boarding line, already anticipating the victory meeting at noon.
Which of the following best describes the shift in point of view that occurs between the first paragraph and the second paragraph?
- AIt shifts from a first-person narrator describing the train station to Marcus's third-person perspective.
- It shifts from focusing on Marcus's internal anxiety to focusing on Sarah's internal amusement and confidence.Answer
- CIt transitions from Marcus's internal reflections to a completely objective, external description of Sarah's appearance.
- DIt transitions from a neutral description of Marcus's surroundings to Sarah's subjective memory of drafting the contract.