Excerpt from Nadia’s Stage Fright
Clark Benson

4Nadia knew those butterflies would be worse once she had to play the song in front of her entire school. When she decided to participate in the school talent show, she had chosen a more complicated piece of classical music. Nadia had been playing the piano since she was seven, and she truly wanted to challenge herself.

5When the big night finally arrived, Nadia prepared backstage. She watched her classmates display their own various talents. Then came the moment that both excited and terrified her; she was up next.
Which statement BEST explains how telling this story in the third-person point of view makes it more effective?

A) The reader can see Nadia practice for the talent show and as well as have insight into her nervousness.
B) The reader hears directly from Nadia herself about how nervous she is about playing for the talent show.
C) The reader gains insight into how the other piano players at the talent show prepared for the performance.
D) The reader can perceive how nervous Nadia's peers were about watching her perform this difficult classical piece.

Nadia knew those butterflies would be worse once she had to play the song in front of her entire school. When she decided to participate in the school talent show, she had chosen a more complicated piece of classical music. Nadia had been playing the piano since she was seven, and she truly wanted to challenge herself.

5 When the big night finally arrived, Nadia prepared backstage. She watched her classmates display their own various talents. Then came the moment that both excited and terrified her; she was up next.