The author’s use of the third-person omniscient point of view in this story enables the reader to—

Responses
A understand the internal struggle of the narratorunderstand the internal struggle of the narrator
B determine the reason why the old man’s mother wants him to play outsidedetermine the reason why the old man’s mother wants him to play outside
C observe the thoughts of both the first man and the second manobserve the thoughts of both the first man and the second man
D focus on the relationship between the old man and his motherfocus on the relationship between the old man and his mother

C observe the thoughts of both the first man and the second man