Question
Which sentence from the passage shows how the setting impacts the plot?
Best Kept Secrets
I don't like keeping secrets. I would never betray a friend's confidence, but keeping secrets—even noble ones—seems to maneuver me to disaster every time. And this week's secret keeping resulted in no small catastrophe that I'm certain my friends will still be rehearsing even at graduation three years from now. It all started when Garrison and Ty had the bright idea to throw a surprise retirement party for our English teacher, who has been teaching English since "judgment" was spelled "judgement," I'm pretty sure. I told them not to drag me into the secret, but they needed me to keep Mr. Grayson out of the room long enough to set everything up.
Best Kept Secrets
I don't like keeping secrets. I would never betray a friend's confidence, but keeping secrets—even noble ones—seems to maneuver me to disaster every time. And this week's secret keeping resulted in no small catastrophe that I'm certain my friends will still be rehearsing even at graduation three years from now. It all started when Garrison and Ty had the bright idea to throw a surprise retirement party for our English teacher, who has been teaching English since "judgment" was spelled "judgement," I'm pretty sure. I told them not to drag me into the secret, but they needed me to keep Mr. Grayson out of the room long enough to set everything up.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence that shows how the setting impacts the plot is: "It all started when Garrison and Ty had the bright idea to throw a surprise retirement party for our English teacher..." This sentence establishes the school setting and the context of the surprise party, which is crucial to the development of the plot involving secrets and the protagonist's discomfort with them.