What is an unreliable narrator?

• A narrator who accurately tells the events of a story

• A narrator in the story who does not tell the events of the story accurately

• A narrator who tells how every character feels in a story

• A narrator who only explains one thing.

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A narrator who perceives and/or presents the events of a story in a way that is skewed or disconnected from the real world (as portrayed in the story) is...

• unreliable

• reliable

• insane

• ironic

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An unreliable narrator is usually told from

• Second person point of view

• Third person point of view

• First person point of view

• Any point of view

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An unreliable narrator can be all the following EXCEPT

• Incapable of telling the truth due to mental capabilities

• Under the influence of a substance

• Distorted due to mental disorders

• Extremely trustworthy

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What sentence makes the narrator seem unreliable?

• A watch's minute hand moved more quickly than mine.

• I was more than usually cautious when opening the door.

• I could scarcely contain my feelings of triumph.

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What is an unreliable Narrator?

• Someone who tells the truth.

• Someone who lies to the readers.

• Someone who has done something bad in the past.

• Someone who tricks the main character.

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What is an unreliable narrator?

• narrator that displays actions that indicate he/she is not believable.

• unreliable narrator is a narrator that the reader can trust.

• unreliable narrator is insane.

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What is an unreliable narrator? ---

An unreliable narrator is a character whose ___________ or account of events cannot be trusted

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What are some signs of an unreliable narrator?

• speaks about himself in the third person

• acts normally and does not raise suspicion

• withholds information

• claims he is not crazy

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A reader should always believe what a narrator tells them.

• True

• False

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