Question

"I didn’t mean that,” Latoya said, her voice softer. "They warned us about this, you know; people getting short-tempered when they’re frightened. Look, I’m going to find us an overhang, I’ll whistle when I find one. Put the berries in the empty bag from the granola bars.” She glanced at the sky again. "And hurry. We don’t have long before the rain gets bad.”

How do the setting details advance the plot at this point in the story?

by allowing Latoya and Kim to comfortably rest
by allowing Latoya and Kim to enjoy the weather
by forcing Latoya and Kim to move their location
by forcing Latoya and Kim to abandon their food

Answer 1

It sounds like Latoya and her friend are preparing themselves to move from their location because it's about to rain. Therefore, the answer would be letter C.

Answer 2

Answer: C) by forcing Latoya and Kim to move their location.

Step-by-step explanation: The setting of a story or a text is the place and time where the story takes place, it can also be the context of the story (political, historical, cultural, etc). In the given excerpt from "Lost" we can see setting details in phrases like "She glanced at the sky again. "And hurry. We don’t have long before the rain gets bad" this setting advance the plot by forcing Latoya and Kim to move their location.