Question

1. in this passage from \all good things are surprises,\ the narrator describes a visit from his grandmother. as you read, consider the limitations of the

the evening ida arrived, i made sure to wake her up in the middle of the night so she could give me a midnight snack, a ritual she wouldnt have wanted m
how does the limited point of view create humor in this passage?

we know that the narrator’s grandmother probably would prefer not to be awakened in the middle of the night.

we know that the narrator’s grandmother will become angry with him eventually.

we know that the narrator’s grandmother doesn’t really love her grandson very much.

we know that the narrator probably is lying about waking up his grandmother.

Explanation:

To determine how the limited point of view creates humor, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The narrator’s limited view (focused on his own desire for a snack) contrasts with the reader’s knowledge that a grandmother likely wouldn’t want to be woken at night, creating humor through this mismatch.
• Option 2: There’s no text support for the grandmother becoming angry eventually.
• Option 3: The passage doesn’t suggest the grandmother doesn’t love her grandson.
• Option 4: The passage presents the narrator’s action as a ritual, not a lie.

Answer:

A. We know that the narrator’s grandmother probably would prefer not to be awakened in the middle of the night.