Select the correct answer.
which of these situations is most likely to be an example of a setting that will influence the plot of a story?
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a beam of sunlight makes a red barn door shine.
b.
a character looks at his hands after jumping a fence.
c.
a strong storm takes out the electricity on an island.
d.
a character lives in a small house on a long street.
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Read the excerpt from “strychnine in the soup,” in which mr. mulliner explains the ending of a mystery novel to a bar patron who is anxious to know the conclusion of the story. “the plumber forgot his snake and had to go back for it,” explained mr. mulliner. ‘‘i trust that this revelation will prove sedative.” “i feel a new man,” said the draught stout. “i’d have lain awake worrying about that murder all night.” explain how a student who did not know the meaning of sedative could infer its definition?