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Describe Narrator/Speaker: Short Fiction Practice Test
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Read the excerpt from a short story:
“The doctor said the word ‘benign’ like he was handing me a bouquet. My mother exhaled so loudly the nurse laughed. I thanked the doctor and made a joke about how my body enjoys drama. Everyone smiled, grateful for comedy. I perform relief the way I perform everything: with rehearsal and a careful eye on the audience. In the car, alone, my hands shook so hard I had to sit in the parking lot until they remembered how to be hands.”
The bolded line most strongly suggests the narrator
Read the excerpt from a short story:
“The doctor said the word ‘benign’ like he was handing me a bouquet. My mother exhaled so loudly the nurse laughed. I thanked the doctor and made a joke about how my body enjoys drama. Everyone smiled, grateful for comedy. I perform relief the way I perform everything: with rehearsal and a careful eye on the audience. In the car, alone, my hands shook so hard I had to sit in the parking lot until they remembered how to be hands.”
The bolded line most strongly suggests the narrator