Read the excerpt from the land. ray sutcliffe looked me up and down, and i knew he hadn't liked what he'd heard from me. but he gave me the leeway. "you just make sure you win. we've got less than two hours before that start." this dialogue advances the plot of the story by telling the reader that paul a: can take his time in preparing for the race. b: has very little time to prepare for the race. c: : is confident that he will win the race. d: will not be ready when the race begins.

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multiple settings

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novels have multiple settings. a setting is a place or surrounding when a main event or event takes place. not everything happens in just one scene or setting. yes, there can be one *main* setting, but there is definitely not just one. b is incorrect. novels do not have limited characters. there are many characters in a novel, depending on how many the writer wishes to add in. c is incorrect. there is not just a single theme. there are many themes. another word for "theme" is the subject. there can be many subjects and topics. once again, there are many, depending on however many the author wishes to add or include. d is incorrect. yes, novels *can* have no solutions, based on what the author would like. but typically, novels have a solution. the solution might be in "book 5", but there is normally still a solution.

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b. our party quickly made its way into the cave / but we failed to find our host [the cyclops] himself inside.