What does the setting in this paragraph imply about the characters?
the echo of the balls reverberated through the room.
sneakers squeaked and whistles blew. parents chatted
loudly on the bleachers. then the buzzer sounded and the
noise quieted.
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a. they are about to hold a meeting.
b. they are upset by the buzzer.
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c. they are about to watch a basketball game.
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d. they are all young and excited.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.