A character whose name is also the source of the title of the narrative is called ___?

Analyze the question: The question asks for the term used for a character whose name is also the title of the work. Think of Oliver Twist, Hamlet, Things Fall Apart's Okonkwo (not titled after him, so no), or Jane Eyre.

Explain the concept:

• Round character: a complex, well-developed character who can change and surprise the reader.
• Flat character: a simple, one-dimensional character who stays the same and is built around a single trait.
• Eponymous character: the character after whom the work is named. The word comes from the Greek eponymos, meaning "giving one's name to."
• Titled: not a literary term for this. It usually refers to a person with a noble rank, such as a lord or lady.

Step-by-step solution:

1. The question asks about a character whose name gives the work its title.
2. Round and flat describe how developed a character is, not the title.
3. "Titled" refers to social rank, not to naming a work.
4. The word that matches "the character from whom the title is taken" is eponymous.

Examples: Hamlet (Hamlet), Macbeth (Macbeth), Othello (Othello), and Oliver Twist (Oliver). In each, the title character is the eponymous character.

Answer: B. eponymous.

Exam tip: "Eponymous" has the root "nym," meaning name, as in synonym and pseudonym. If a question mentions a name and a title together, think eponymous.