The last wisps of light dissolved. the campers huddled in their flimsy tent, inert and discouraged by the increasingly colder temperature. no one, it seems, had thought to check a weather forecast. ted brooded silently, a blanket wrapped tightly around his body. arturo sighed heavily and wracked his brain to think of a plan. james fussed at the others, who ignored him. outside, the wind moved heavily through the pine trees. when james stuck an arm outside the tent, the air felt cold and moist.
use the selection the answer the question.
what is the setting of this selection?
a. a campsite in the woods
b. a cabin in the mountains
c. a house in the country
d. a boat in the marina

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]