Select two quotations that show how the setting at the beginning of the story impacts Isabella's internal conflict.


A.“I frantically ran my hands through the stalks of grass over which I had sprinted an hour earlier, my face wet with tears.” (paragraph 1)


B.“‘You were born in the year of the rooster, and so was I!’” (paragraph 6)


C.“It had been many years since I’d seen him in person.” (paragraph 6)


D.“A couple of weeks later, I shrugged my backpack over my shoulder and followed a line of people off the plane and into the airport.” (paragraph 10)


E.“‘Born 60 years apart, you and I, we share many of the same traits.’” (paragraph 17)


F.“When I boarded the plane to go back home two weeks later, I saw the same woman from my first flight sitting in the seat next to mine.” (paragraph 19)

A.“I frantically ran my hands through the stalks of grass over which I had sprinted an hour earlier, my face wet with tears.” (paragraph 1)

This quotation shows how the setting, which includes a field with stalks of grass, impacts Isabella's internal conflict. It suggests that she is in a natural or rural environment, possibly one that is connected to her past or childhood, which is intensifying her emotions.

C.“It had been many years since I’d seen him in person.” (paragraph 6)
This quotation shows how the setting, which includes a reunion with someone she hasn't seen in years, impacts Isabella's internal conflict. It suggests that the setting is triggering memories and emotions that she has long suppressed or avoided.