The room overlooked the ancient forest that vijay knew so well. the sun had just set and the heat of the day began to lessen. the air was calm, and vijay heard the chirping of crickets and ambika’s soft singing in the next room. what effect does the passage’s setting have? a. this geographical setting readers identify with the conflict. b. this setting suggests the theme of the story is about animals and zoology. c. this setting could be used to communicate a peaceful, comfortable mood. d. this setting the reader get to know the main character.

C) This setting could be used to communicate a peaceful, comfortable mood.

Explanation: The setting of a story or a text is the place and time where the story takes place, it can also be the context of the story (political, historical, cultural, etc). In the given excerpt, the description of the setting is used to communicate a peaceful, comfortable mood, because of phrases like "The sun had just set and the heat of the day began to lessen," "the air was calm," etc.

it means that the hockey puck was traveling very fast.

the simple predicate of the sentence is camped.