Setting Affects Plot

How can the geographical setting of a story influence the characters' decisions?

• It has no impact on the characters.

• 
  It affects their actions based on the environment they are in.

• It changes the characters' names.

• It determines the number of chapters.

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What role does the time period play in shaping the characters' beliefs and actions in a story?

• It has no influence on their beliefs.

• It dictates the characters' names.

• It provides a context that influences their beliefs and actions.

• It only affects the book's cover design.

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Does this statement tell how the setting affects the plot of the story?
It takes place on a small rock twenty miles or so from the mainland, "a small, bare piece of stone, about one hundred fifty feet long, perhaps forty wide."

• Yes

• No

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Does this statement tell how the setting affects the plot of the story?
The waters around the island are treacherous and swarm with sharks.

• Yes

• No

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Why do the officers and crew of the first patrol boat look at the lighthouse with a horrified expression?

• Sharks are circling the island.

• The light is completely covered by a seething mass of rats.

• Sharks are hungrily devouring the rats.

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Does this statement tell how the setting affects the plot of the story?
Crazed by the sight of the rats, Le Gleo opens the door.

• Yes

• No

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Does this statement tell how the setting affects the plot of the story?
Sailors are afraid of the "Flying Dutchman"

• Yes

• No

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How does the setting of a story impact its plot development?

• It has no impact on the plot.

• It provides a backdrop that influences events.

• It only affects the characters' names.

• It determines the book's length.

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In what way can the setting of a story affect the mood and atmosphere?

• It has no effect on mood.

• It creates a backdrop that enhances mood.

• It changes the characters' dialogue.

• It only affects the book's title.

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Why is the setting important in understanding a story's conflict?

• It is irrelevant to the conflict.

• It provides context that shapes the conflict.

• It only affects the story's genre.

• It determines the number of characters.

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