Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. i am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies. my posture is consciously congruent to the shape of my hard chair. this is a cold room in university administration, wood-walled, remington-hung, double-windowed against the november heat, insulated from administrative sounds by the reception area outside, at which uncle charles, mr. delint and i were lately received. which statement best describes the narrative voice in this excerpt? the voice is subjective, because it relates an opinion of the narrative’s setting. the voice is subjective, because the setting is described using an emotional tone. the voice is objective, because it describes the setting without further commentary. the voice is objective, because the description of the narrator is unreliable.

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.