Question

which point of view does the narrator use in the passage? \beannacht libh,\ cried miss ivors with a laugh as she ran down the staircase. mary jane gazed after her, a moody puzzled expression on her face, while mrs. conroy leaned over the banisters to listen for the hall - door. gabriel asked himself was he the cause of her abrupt departure. but she did not seem to be in ill humor: she had gone away laughing. he stared blankly down the staircase. from james joyce, the dead first person second person third person limited third person omniscient

Explanation:

The passage uses third - person limited point of view. It focuses on Gabriel's thoughts and observations while referring to characters by name or third - person pronouns. There is no use of "I" (first person) or "you" (second person), and the narrator only has access to Gabriel's internal thoughts, not all characters' simultaneously (unlike third - person omniscient).

Answer:

C. third person limited