Question

select the correct answer.
read this excerpt from the wizard of oz by l. frank baum, and then answer the question that follows.
when dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry. so she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter. she gave some to toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water. toto ran over to the trees and began to bark at the birds sitting there. dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
then she went back to the house, and having helped herself and toto to a good drink of the cool, clear water, she set about making ready for the journey to the city of emeralds.
what point of view is used in the excerpt?
a. first - person protagonist
b. third - person omniscient
c. second person
d. first - person observer

Explanation:

To determine the point of view, we analyze the excerpt:

• Option A (first - person protagonist) is incorrect because the excerpt does not use first - person pronouns like "I" to tell the story from the protagonist's direct perspective.
• Option C (second person) is incorrect as the excerpt does not address the reader as "you".
• Option D (first - person observer) is incorrect because there is no first - person narrator observing and reporting events.
• Option B (third - person omniscient) is correct. The story is told using third - person pronouns (e.g., "Dorothy", "she", "Toto") and the narrator has knowledge of Dorothy's actions and thoughts (implied in her motivations like feeling hungry and preparing for the journey), which is characteristic of a third - person omniscient point of view.

Answer:

B. third - person omniscient