Question

directions: read the selection and answer the questions that follow.
all this junk
(1) benjamin slumped down on his front steps and leaned back on his elbows,
ignoring the rough prickle of the concrete on his skin. he silently bemoaned
that there was nothing to do around his tranquil neighborhood in the
summertime. squinting up at the cloudless sky, the tall teenager shook his head.
it was definitely too hot for basketball, even if he knew any guys to shoot
baskets with. benjamin shut his eyes and tipped his face up to the sun. the sun
glowed through his eyelids, but he stayed that way, listening to the
neighborhood sounds. traffic rumbled on fremont avenue, and someones dog
barked repetitively. a lawn mower buzzed back and forth blocks away, while
squeals and splashes exploded from the little kids playing in the backyard next
door. it was nothing but the omnipresent summer soundtrack, so ordinary it
blended together as a hum of background sound, noise without meaning. and

Explanation:

In limited third - person point of view, the narrator focuses on one character's thoughts and feelings. Here, details like "He silently bemoaned that there was nothing to do...", "It was definitely too hot for basketball...", etc., which reveal Benjamin's thoughts, establish this selection as written in the limited third - person point of view.

• Option A (dialogue between Benjamin and the artist) is just a form of interaction and not the key to identifying the point of view.
• Option B (Benjamin's mother's emphatic response) is about another character and not relevant to the limited third - person focus on Benjamin.
• Option D (the setting where Benjamin and the artist meet) is about the location, not the point of view.

Answer:

C. The details that reveal Benjamin's thoughts