How does the setting in Passage 1 MOST influence the conclusion of the story?
The Twelve Labors of Clifton
The setting near the beach helps Clifton
complete his final task.
The setting in the outdoors gives Clifton an
opportunity to do many chores.
When Clifton's parents said he could
spend the summer with Aunt Bess in
Florida, he was thrilled, imagining three
glorious months at the beach learning
how to surf! But as soon as he arrived,
Aunt Bess handed him a list of twelve
chores, a crafty smile playing on her lips.
"No surfing until every task is done," she
insisted. Instantly, Clifton was back in his
literature classroom, studying about
Greek mythology and reading about the
backbreaking twelve labors of Hercules.
He sat and listened as the class
discussed the nearly impossible
The setting in the summer allows Clifton's
love of surfing to be revealed.
The setting near the house reveals Clifton's
ability to communicate with animals.

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Read the excerpt from hemingway’s a farewell to arms. we parked the cars beyond the brickyard. the ovens and some deep holes had been equipped as dressing stations. there were three doctors that i knew. i talked with the major and learned that when it should start and our cars should be loaded we would drive them back along the screened road and up to the main road along the ridge where there would be a post and other cars to clear them. which best describes hemingway’s style of writing in the excerpt? straightforward and simple, while still relating a lot of information to the reader long-winded and offering far too much information to the reader overly complicated, making it difficult to interpret and understand the text effortless and uncomplicated, with little meaning for the reader to interpret

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