Assess students' ability to apply literary devices (e.g., symbolism, irony, imagery, diction) and narrative perspectives (first person, third-person limited/omniscient, unreliable narrator) to analyze and explain characters' motivations in short fiction passages. Provide one or two brief excerpts and require identification of devices and perspective, explanation of how these elements reveal or obscure motive, and evidence-based interpretation supported by specific textual quotes.