Question

Use the sentence to answer the question.

The storm kept the news from reaching town for weeks, and by the time it arrived it was as useful as a broken wagon wheel.
How does the simile help craft the historical setting?

(1 point)
Responses

It indicates how much time passed during the story.
It indicates how much time passed during the story.

It suggests the narrator remembers the past.
It suggests the narrator remembers the past.

It implies the story is set before cars were invented.
It implies the story is set before cars were invented.

It highlights how news transmission has improved.

Answer 1

It implies the story is set before cars were invented — the "broken wagon wheel" evokes an earlier, pre-automobile era.