How do the first two paragraphs set the stage fro the story and give necessary background? 'My Secret Pepsi Plot'

i'm sorry i don't understand the question.

"the sandy walls seemed to collapse in on themselves"

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"the bloodshot waters seemed to have no bottom"

answer; i believe the correct and best answer is (a crime motivated by prejudice); ///good luck

the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)