Question

which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?
\i will take the box. here is the basket.\
and he shifted the box to his own back, regardless of the best robe he wore, and she, still speechless, took the handle of the basket. he thought of the hundred courts he had come through and of his figure, absurd under its burden.
\if there were a side gate—\ he muttered, and she nodded after a little thought, as though she did not understand too quickly what he said.
from pearl s. buck, the good earth. copyright 1931 by pearl s. buck
first person
second person
third person

Explanation:

To determine the narrator's point of view, we analyze the passage:

• First - person point of view uses "I" or "we" to tell the story from the narrator's own perspective. In the given passage, the main narration (except for the direct quote with "I") does not use "I" or "we" to tell the story from a single character's internal perspective throughout. The direct quote with "I" is a character's speech, not the narrator's consistent point of view.
• Second - person point of view uses "you" to address the reader or a character directly. The passage does not use "you" in this way.
• Third - person point of view uses pronouns like "he", "she", "they" to tell the story about characters, and the narrator is outside the story, observing and reporting on the characters' actions, thoughts, and dialogue. In the passage, we see the use of "he" and "she" to describe the characters' actions (e.g., "he shifted the box", "she took the handle") and thoughts (e.g., "He thought of the hundred courts..."), which is characteristic of third - person point of view.

Answer:

third person