Which part of the passage shows how the setting affects the plot of the story? [anna put the last sandwich in the wicker basket] and added the [juice boxes]for the kids. eugene and molly were folding the giant picnic blanket. [finally, they were ready.] as soon as they had all piled into the van, mom [started backing down the driveway]. just then, the sky turned dark, and [a shower of rain began pelting] the van.

Finally they were ready shows that the setting affects the plot of the story.

Explanation:

Plots in a story are the literary devices that show the events that make up a story. It describes the events of the story or a major part of the story. They occur in a particular sequence or a pattern which shows the pattern of the story.

In this passage, the part that shows that the setting is affecting the plot of the story was finally, they were ready. This means that the characters of the story were ready and they were about to leave for the picnic. This shows that a new sequence of the story is about to start.

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