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Set 2: Text Structure (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

The unreliable narrator colors every scene with his paranoia. The reader is thus forced to act as a detective, sifting through the distortion to find the objective reality hidden beneath.

Which choice best describes the effect of the narrative perspective?

A. It creates an active relationship between reader and text based on skepticism.✓ Correct
B. It makes the story easy to understand.
C. It proves the narrator is the villain.
D. It describes a crime scene investigation.

Detailed Explanation

Perspective: Unreliable/Paranoid. Effect: Reader as detective/Sifting distortion (Active/Skepticism).

Key Evidence:

• "unreliable"

• "forced to act as a detective"

• "sifting through"

Why others are wrong: B (Harder.), C (Not necessarily villain.), D (Metaphorical detective work.).

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