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"By the Waters of Babylon," Part 1: Analyzing Setting

Question 3 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 10

Which details establish the setting in this passage? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
“stroking his beard”
B
“in the house of the priesthood”
C
“my spirit was a cool stone”
D
“I saw and told what I saw”
E
“a river . . . a great Dead Place”
F
“his eyes were stern”

Explanation

Setting means where and when the events take place. “In the house of the priesthood” gives a location, and “a river . . . a great Dead Place” describes places in the passage’s world. The other details describe a character’s actions, feelings, or appearance, or explain what he did rather than establish the setting.

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