What point of view is used in this excerpt

answer:

third person omniscient

explanation:

the third-person omniscient point of view is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story. this happens in this excerpt when the author knows dorothy´s feelings

Summary refers to the account or statement of the events occurred by not including needless information.

Hence, from the above passage, the best summary of this paragraph would be

Elizabeth Van Lew wanted to help during the Civil War and drew inspiration from a relative who had taken care of wounded Revolutionary soldiers.

The above statement clarifies every aspect of Elizabeth Van Lew. While in the other statements :

Elizabeth Van Lew was an unmarried woman in her forties who wanted to serve her country but did not know how- the summary doesn't clarify every intention related to her.

Elizabeth Van Lew asked herself what she wanted to do to help the Northern cause during the Civil War.-  this statement doesn't clearly answer to herself.

Elizabeth Van Lew was called a spinster in the South during the time of the Civil War because she had been unmarried for such a long time.- this statement doesn't provide information regarding her willingness to serve her country and provides needless information regarding the character