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Difficulty: MediumIdentification of Narrative Point of View and Style

Consider the following unseen prose extract:

"As the old locomotive chugged out of the station, Kwesi leaned against the window frame, watching the familiar hills fade into the dusty horizon. He wondered if his sister had received the letter, unaware that she was already aboard the rear carriage looking for him."

True or False: The narrator in this extract employs a third-person omniscient point of view.

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The statement is True.
The passage employs a third-person omniscient point of view because an external narrator knows not only Kwesi's private thoughts ('He wondered') but also events taking place elsewhere beyond Kwesi's knowledge ('unaware that she was already aboard the rear carriage'). Therefore, classifying the narrative perspective as third-person omniscient is accurate.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Examine the pronouns used in the passage.
The narrative uses third-person pronouns such as 'he', 'his', and 'she'.
Determines whether the narrator is a character inside the story (first-person) or an outside observer (third-person).
2
Analyze the extent of the narrator's knowledge and perspective.
The narrator reveals Kwesi's internal thought ('He wondered if...') as well as facts outside Kwesi's awareness ('unaware that she was already aboard...').
Differentiates between third-person limited (restricted to one character's awareness) and third-person omniscient (all-knowing access to multiple perspectives and facts).
3
Evaluate the true/false claim based on the point of view analysis.
Since the narrator is an all-knowing third-person observer, the claim that the passage uses a third-person omniscient point of view is true.
Confirms the correct evaluation of the statement.

Key Concept

Third-Person Omniscient Point of View
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Identification of Narrative Point of View and Style

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