Read this exposition.

rina knew she was running late. her interview was scheduled for 3: 00 this afternoon. as she jogged across the school parking lot, steam seemed to rise from the hot pavement. strands of rina’s dark hair came loose from her ponytail. as she approached her car, rina reached into her backpack for her keys. her backpack was as organized as usual, with tidy pockets holding her books and folders. much to her dismay, the pocket that always held her keys was unzipped . . and empty.

which words from the exposition reveal details about the story’s setting? check all that apply.

interview

parking lot

school

hot pavement

backpack

Explanation:

Setting in a literary piece of work means geographical location (place) and time at which action of the plot takes place. Setting serves as a backdrop to characters' actions.

This excerpt has a time setting i.e. 3:00 this afternoon (not included in options). There are some references to places such as parking lot, school, and hot pavement.

Interview and backpack are neither places nor time, so they are not parts of setting of this excerpt.

Parking lot

School

Hot pavement

dramatic irony occurs when the reader/audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does. the one main effect is that it gives the reader a sense of superiority, or detached superiority. the reader not only seemingly discovers what is revealed, but feels superior for doing so.

the answer should be a)directions.