here is the full passage for this question
Richie had felt a mad, exhilarating kind of energy growing in the room. . . . He thought he recognized the feeling from his childhood, when he felt it everyday and had come to take it merely as a matter of course. He supposed that, if he had ever thought about that deep-running aquifer of energy as a kid (he could not recall that he ever had), he would have simply dismissed it as a fact of life, something that would always be there, like the color of his eyes . . . .
I believe the answer is: b.Childhood has a magical quality that slips away.
From the excerpt, we can see how Richie is mesmerized by the type of energy that he as a child could have with the things that exist in the childhood room. He probably wondering how such simple things could bring happiness to children while adults cannot achieve the same level of happiness with more extravagant things.
It is the second one; <span>The white whale sank the Captain's boat.
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The answer should be the second sentence: Blowing wildly, the icy winter wind tore my woolen cap from my head, as it makes the most sense.
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The setting is the time and location of a story. (Where and when it takes place).
The first sentence definitely wouldn't improve improve the description in the setting of a story, nor would the last. The third sentence includes the location (basketball game), but does not describe it.
I think because they had to leave their home and even though they might be somewhere better it just doesn't feel right to them like its just not where belong or should be.
Hope it helps not sure if right
