Read the following excerpt from "the pedestrian" by ray bradbury:
the street was silent and long and empty, with only his
shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk in midcountry.
if he closed his eyes and stood very still, frozen, he could
imagine himself upon the center of a plain, a wintry,
windless arizona desert with no house in a thousand
miles, and only dry river beds, the streets, for company.
which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the
story?
the motif of water and ice conveys the character's shifting
feelings about being alone.
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b. the empty streets suggest that something is terribly wrong with
society
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c. the character's thoughts about arizona suggest that he prefers
the cold, snowy weather.
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d. the reference to 'dry river beds' conveys a feeling of nostalgia for
the wild west

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a,b,c,d,e

explanation:

the correct answer is: a) every day, the children play and swim in the lake.

explanation: the topic is about the children playing and swimming everyday in the lake, the rest of the sentence is only a positive description of the outcome of such events.