What are characteristics of the setting of a story? check all that apply. 1) the time period in which a story takes place. 2) the places where the action of a story occurs. 3) the cultural environment in which characters act. 4) the characters who interact with other characters. 5) the ideas that the author conveys about being human. 6) the atmosphere created by descriptions of the time and place. 7) the social rules that govern the characters in a given time or place.

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful