Question

1. you look at the blueprints laid before you. you have no idea how to read them. \why did i lie to get this job?\ you wonder to yourself. the men in the room are watching you. the man in the suit who hired you asks, \well, what do you think about these plans? should we go for it?\ you pick up the blueprints and pretend to study them carefully. \um, well, have we done any fault testing?\ you ask. the man in the suit squints at you and says, \fault testing? whats fault testing?\ to buy yourself time in a really smooth way you say, \uhh...\

narrator’s perspective:
explain how you know:

1. a bus drove by kiko as she sat on the park bench. a woman pushed a double stroller with a set of twins down the sidewalk. several pigeons approached kiko. \go away, flying rats. i do not have any food for you,\ kiko shouted at the birds. they squawked and flew off. kiko crossed her legs and took a deep breath. she picked up the newspaper, flipped through a few pages, and put it back down. then her phone rang.

narrator’s perspective:
explain how you know:

1. \you already told me that story,\ said shanice. she looked genuinely disappointed. i laughed awkwardly. \sorry,\ i said, \i didnt mean to bore you with a rerun.\ i tried to laugh it off but she just wouldnt let it go. \dont you even consider your listener before you tell a story?\ she inquired acerbically. this caught me off guard. i replied, \im just trying to keep you entertained, shanice.\ i pleaded. she smacked me down with another sharp comment, \yeah, well, you should try harder.\

narrator’s perspective:
explain how you know:

1. the scarecrow sagged on the pole. the corn reached for the heavens. a man dressed in gray was walking through the cornfield. the field rustled as he parted the spears. soon he reached a breach in the field. a road cut across the landscape. the man in gray began walking down the road toward the sun. he walked to a farmhouse and knocked on the door. a man in a white shirt opened the door. \may i help you?\ the white shirted man asked. the man in gray responded, \my name is julius cornwall. ive travelled from the future to deliver a message to you.\

narrator’s perspective:
explain how you know:

1. pete didnt feel like doing homework. he felt like playing baseball. he grabbed his mitt off the shelf and began to fantasize about being out in the field. his fantasy was interrupted shortly by the opening of his bedroom door. it was his mom. she started to yell, \pete, youre not failing baseball class! youre failing math class! you need to study. put the mitt away!\ pete put the mitt away, but he didnt know the first thing about studying math.

narrator’s perspective:
explain how you know.

Explanation:

1. The text only uses third-person pronouns (she, Kiko) to refer to the character, no first/second-person language.
2. The text uses first-person pronouns (I, me) to tell the narrator's own experience.
3. The text describes all characters/setting from an outside view, using third-person pronouns and no personal involvement.
4. The text focuses on Pete's experience, using third-person pronouns (he, his) to refer to him.

Answer:

1. Narrator's Perspective: Third Person

Explain how you know: Uses "she" and "Kiko" exclusively.

1. Narrator's Perspective: First Person

Explain how you know: Uses "I" and "me" to tell the narrator's experience.

1. Narrator's Perspective: Third Person (Omniscient/Objective)

Explain how you know: Describes all events from an outside, unbiased view.

1. Narrator's Perspective: Third Person

Explain how you know: Uses "he" and "his" to refer to Pete.