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.

Ineed . read the passage, and choose the two (2) inferences that are most firmly based on the given information. although lie detector tests are based on a sound principle, they are not alwaysaccurate. the test is based on the fact that people become emotionally “stirred up”when they lie. the lie detector can sense physical changes that accompany suchemotional responses. but an innocent person may react emotionally to a keyquestion.thus, he or she appears to be lying when actually telling the truth. and criminals who lie often may feel no guilt about anything. they can therefore tell huge lies without showing the slightest emotional ripple on the lie detector. without an emotional response, there are no physical responses to detect. 1. criminals never feel any guilt about their crimes. 2. lie detector tests are not foolproof. 3. anyone can easily fool the lie-detector machine. 4. an emotional response by an innocent person