Which of the following best describes the narrative
point of view of the passage?
Mr. White dropped it back in his pocket, and placing
chairs, motioned his friend to the table. In the business of
supper the talisman was partly forgotten, and afterward
the three sat listening in an enthralled fashion to a
second installment of the soldier's adventures in India.
"If the tale about the monkey's paw is not more truthful
than those he has been telling us," said Herbert, as the
door closed behind their guest, just in time for him to
catch the last train, "we sha'nt make much out of it."
"Did you give him anything for it, father?" inquired Mrs.
White, regarding her husband closely."
- "The Monkey's Paw,"
1 . Jacobs
the perspectives of three people involved in the
story
the perspective of an older person looking back at
when he was young
the perspective of a narrator telling someone else
about his experiences
the perspective of a soldier's adventures in India