Question

Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. Together they climbed up to the center of the island, where the trees were thick and high. She showed him the graves, and they stood quietly together and were careful where they set their feet. Then back up the shore and to the south end of the island, where shingled one- and two-room houses clamped themselves to the rocks like oysters, glad to be there and not needing anyone's say-so. In front of almost all of them was a dory or two, some overturned, some pulled up long ago for caulking or patching. Near them, half-moon lobster traps bleached under the heat of the sun, the salt dried to white streaks along their boards, their rope netting stiff and a bit ragged. High dune grass hid the paths up to the houses—in fact, almost hid the chopping block one man was using to split his cordwood. Which details of the setting hint that the story takes place long ago? Check all that apply. together they climbed up to the center of the island where the trees were thick and high she showed him the graves shingled one- and two-room houses clamped themselves to the rocks like oysters in front of almost all of them was a dory or two, some overturned high dune grass hid the paths up to the houses the chopping block one man was using to split his cordwood

Answer 1

The details that hint this story takes place a long time ago are:

"shingled one- and two-room houses clamped themselves to the rocks like oysters";

"the chopping block one man was using to split his cordwood".

This story takes place at a fishing village, so many of the elements mentioned in the excerpt are still commonly seen at similar places. What identifies the story as taking place long ago are the architectural style of houses and the man chopping wood.

Shingled houses first appeared in the early 1880's. They were a combination of Colonial American and British architectures.

As for the man chopping wood, it was a scene most ordinarily seen in the past. Although some people in some places might still do it - be it because they keep a fireplace or a wood-burning stove -, it is not as common nowadays.

Answer 2

D)shingled one- and two-room houses clamped themselves to the rocks like oysters

E)in front of almost all of them was a dory or two, some overturned

G)the chopping block one man was using to split his cordwood