Question

Which phrase in the passage from

My Antonia, by Willa Cather, indicates that it is written from a first-person point of view?
My Antonia
While the train flashed through never-ending miles of ripe wheat, by country towns and bright-flowered pastures and oak groves wilting in the sun, we sat in the observation car, where the woodwork was hot to the touch and red dust lay deep over everything.

A.
“red dust lay deep over everything”

B.
“we sat in the observation car”

C.
“through never-ending miles of ripe wheat”

D.
“the woodwork was hot to the touch”

Answer 1

To answer this question, just remember that you're looking to prove the story is in first person. Which excerpt provides a subject written in first person?

A. " red dust lay deep over everything” This describes the setting, so it's wrong

C. “through never-ending miles of ripe wheat” This also describes the setting

D. “the woodwork was hot to the touch” Once again, the subject is the setting

The only answer left is B, which states, “we sat in the observation car”. WE sat in the observation car. B is the only answer that includes a subject from a first person point of view, and therefore is correct.