The summer of El Pintor by Ofelia dumas lachtman

Which sentence or sentences from the passage help readers determine the story setting?

She wanted to hide. But why? She took a deep breath, sat up, and forced herself to look around again

Monica shrank into the black leather of the bucket seat

The morning mist completely gone. The sun was strong and bright, bright, intensifying the color of a row of potted marigolds on the front porch of one of the houses.

The shot glances in their direction

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The sentence that helps readers determine the story setting is:

"The morning mist completely gone. The sun was strong and bright, bright, intensifying the color of a row of potted marigolds on the front porch of one of the houses."

This sentence provides specific details about the time of day (morning) and the weather (sunny, mist gone), along with a description of the environment (potted marigolds on a porch), which helps establish the setting of the story.