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How does the setting in this excerpt contribute to Lizzie’s internal conflict?

Lizzie is unhappy because Turner is wearing a white shirt that is better than her own clothes.
Lizzie is angry because Turner is using rocks and a stick instead of a ball and a bat to practice baseball.
Lizzie is upset because Turner is standing on the beach she is used to having to herself.
Lizzie is afraid because Turner is digging for clams in the spot that Lizzie usually digs.

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"Turner is standing on the beach she is used to having to herself."

Explanation: The setting (the beach) is supposed to be Lizzie’s private place. Turner’s presence there intrudes on that space, causing Lizzie to feel displaced and jealous—an internal conflict between her desire to keep the beach to herself and how to respond to the intrusion.