narrative techniques in fiction: mastery test
select the correct answers.
which two statements correctly identify the efect that a switch in narration from third-person omniscient to third-person m
ed has on a
the switch in narration increases the proximity of the narrator to the main character
the true details about cast and future events are more easy shown to the reader
the reader can perceive information only through the iter of a single character
the inner thoughts of all the characters are revealed to the reader by the narrator
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The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.