Q1. Which of this two phrase suits better to answer in this situation?
Mike and James are talking about the book. James read it before, Mike finished reading it yesterday. Mike has some questions about the plot, so he is asking James about; and one specific question, say - why character have decided not go for a help although he had a such chance - has no clear answer in the book. So, James, been little bugging about this plot hole can answer one of two:
Well, it has been never answered clearly...
Well, it was never answered clearly...
I do know, maybe it is only from my perspective, but both these verb constructions work good in this situation and I see a little to no differences between them. First, in my vision, is more retrospective view on the situation in the book, while second sounds more like a statement, but both these answers are acceptably, are they?
Q2. If we change a word order, would we make a more emphatic statement, like:
Well, it has never been answered clearly...
Well, it never has been answered clearly...
Well, it never was answered clearly...
Thanks!