Use the excerpt from “The Summer of El Pintor” by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman to answer the question.

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

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They shot glances in their direction.
They shot glances in their direction.

She wanted to hide. But why? She took a deep breath, sat up, and forced herself to look around again.
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.
Monica shrank into the black leather of the bucket seat.

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

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The sentence that helps readers determine the story's setting is:

"The morning mist was completely gone. The sun was strong and 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, with no mist), as well as a description of the environment (potted marigolds on a porch), which together create a vivid picture of the setting.