Question

Danielle shuddered as she ducked her head to enter the attic room. The light was dim, but she could see broken chairs piled up in a corner and a child's collapsed playpen nearby. The ceiling was pitched, slanting upward to a point. But she couldn't stand up all the way except in the very center. She felt a bead of sweat slip down her cheek and wondered why it was so hot in the shadowy room. She wanted to run away, slam the door behind her, and never return to the place where so many memories lay covered with dust—but she couldn't. She had to find her mother's photograph album, the one from the summer before Jimmy left home forever.
3Question 3
How does the setting affect the plot of the story?
A.
Danielle feels exhausted by climbing the stairs up to the attic.
B.
Danielle senses some danger in the room but can't say what it is.
C.
Danielle wants to run away from the room and never return to it.
D.
Danielle wants to spend time going through her mother's things.

Answer 1

C. Danielle wants to run away from the room and never return to it. The attic's cramped, dim, dusty, and oppressive setting makes her want to flee.