Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

The circus looks abandoned and empty. But you think perhaps you can smell caramel wafting through the evening breeze, beneath the crisp scent of the autumn leaves. . . . The people around you are growing restless from waiting, a sea of shuffling feet, murmuring about abandoning the endeavor in search of someplace warmer to pass the evening. You yourself are debating departing when it happens.

From Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus. Copyright 2011 by Erin Morgenstern

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Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

My Aunt Helen was my favorite person in the whole world. She was my mom's sister. She got straight A's when she was a teenager, and she used to give me books to read. My father said that the books were a little too old for me, but I liked them, so he just shrugged and let me read.

From Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Copyright 1999 by Stephen Chbosky

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You can walk the length of Division Avenue, if you've got all day. . . . You come here for the first time, and you think all your hopes and dreams have come true. Your life will end happily ever after.

From Chuck Palahniuk, Diary. Copyright 2003 by Chuck Palahniuk

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Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

They worked together for an hour or more without speaking. Ellen was grave and absorbed in the anxious thoughts of that spring; Jethro was accustomed to adapting himself to the behaviors and moods of older people, and he found enough in the world about him to occupy his interest as he worked.

From Irene Hunt, Across Five Aprils. Copyright 1964 by Irene Hunt

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

Robert talked a good deal about himself. He was very young, and did not know any better. Mrs. Pontellier talked a little about herself for the same reason. Each was interested in what the other said.

From Kate Chopin, The Awakening

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I tugged again at my collar and dragged my feet in the dust, allowing it to sift back onto my socks and shoes like gritty red snow. I hated the dress. And the shoes. There was little I could do in a dress, and as for shoes, they imprisoned freedom-loving feet accustomed to the feel of the warm earth.

From Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Copyright 1976 by Mildred D. Taylor

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

The bus picks up students in groups of four or five. As they walk down the aisle, people who were my middle-school lab partners or gym buddies glare at me. I close my eyes. This is what I've been dreading. As we leave the last stop, I am the only person sitting alone.

From Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak. Copyright 1999 by Laurie Halse Anderson

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Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

Jonas went to his own desk and began to sort through his school papers for the evening's assignment. But his mind was still on December and the coming Ceremony. Though he had been reassured by the talk with his parents, he hadn't the slightest idea what Assignment the Elders would be selecting for his future, or how he might feel about it when the day came.

From Lois Lowry, The Giver. Copyright 1993 by Lois Lowry

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Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

You open your eyes. There's light in the compartment, blue and cold; and the train is stationary. Liz, Elizabeth Six, is kneeling on the bunk, leaning across to the window blind. Her hair brushes your face. You push yourself up. She says, "Look, Molly. Look. . . !"

From Keith Roberts, Molly Zero. Copyright 1980 by Keith Roberts