Question

read the excerpt.
my father had never met andrzej, yet that morning he sent for the boy he had forbidden me to see to come into our house. not a word had been spoken to me about these arrangements. this was my father, and of course i was not consulted.
i was standing in the kitchen when i heard andrzejs voice at our door. my knees sank. mama scrutinized me. i did not even look at his face.
\welcome, andrzej. please have a seat.\ papa offered him a chair. ...
\i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej ... this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.\
determine the narrators point of view in renas promise: two sisters in auschwitz.
a historian recounting her own experiences during the holocaust
a historian describing a survivors experiences during the holocaust
a teenager describing her own experiences during the holocaust
a teenager recounting her parents experiences during the holocaust

Explanation:

Analyze the narrative pronouns

Using the Point of View knowledge point, we examine the pronouns used by the narrator in the excerpt. The narrator uses first-person pronouns such as "My father," "me," "our house," "I was standing," and "My knees sank." This indicates a first-person point of view where the narrator is directly recounting her own personal experiences.

Identify the narrator's identity and age

Using the Memoir Characteristics knowledge point, we look at the context of the family dynamics and the dialogue. The narrator refers to her parents as "My father," "Mama," and "Papa." Her father refers to her as "Rena" and mentions to Andrzej that "It is no longer safe in Tylicz for Rena." The father makes arrangements for her without consulting her ("of course I was not consulted"), and she reacts with physical nervousness ("My knees sank") when the boy she was forbidden to see arrives. These details indicate she is a young person, specifically a teenager, living under her parents' authority, rather than an objective historian.

Determine the historical context

The dialogue mentions that it is "no longer safe in Tylicz for Rena" and that her parents are "worried for her safety every day." Combined with the title of the work, Rena's Promise: Two Sisters in Auschwitz, this establishes the setting and events as taking place during the Holocaust.

Synthesize the point of view

Combining these observations, the narrator is a teenager (Rena) who is recounting her own direct, first-person experiences during the Holocaust. This matches the third option: "a teenager describing her own experiences during the Holocaust."

Answer:

• (A) a historian recounting her own experiences during the Holocaust
• (B) a historian describing a survivor's experiences during the Holocaust
• (C) a teenager describing her own experiences during the Holocaust (Correct answer)
• (D) a teenager recounting her parents' experiences during the Holocaust