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Which statement best explains how O. Henry's use of third-person narration in "After Twenty Years" affects the story?

It lets O. Henry spend less time describing the setting.

It allows O. Henry to create dialogue for multiple characters.

It forces O. Henry to begin the story with action rather than with a character's internal thoughts.

It gives O. Henry a way to keep key information about both main characters hidden until the end.

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The correct answer is D. It gives O. Henry a way to keep key information about both main characters hidden until the end.

Thanks to the 3rd-person narration, we meet the three characters one by one, and get to discover the information about them gradually. We listen to their dialogues and see what is happening, but have no additional information to help us understand who they are and what are their life stories. Only the very last sentence discovers it all.
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