Highlight clues about the setting's role.
my own house was an eyesore, but it was a
small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so
i had a view of the water, a partial view of my
neighbor's lawn, and the consoling proximity
of millionaires -- all for eighty dollars a
month.
across the courtesy bay the white palaces of
fashionable east egg glittered along the
water, and the history of the summer really
begins on the evening i drove over there.
- the great gatsby, f. scott fitzgerald

Read this passage: byron and mitch are co-captains of the mathletes, their high school's academic team. they are backstage with the five other team members, preparing to compete in the state math quiz. byron sits on the floor with his eyes closed and his earbuds in, listening to classical jazz, which him focus his mind and energy. suddenly, he feels a presence beside him. he opens his eyes to see mitch staring at him. "mathletes! mathletes! " mitch chants loudly. mitch gives byron a thumbs-up and then proceeds to strut around like a peacock, high-fiving the other team members, as byron shuts his eyes again and does his best to refocus his mind which statement best summarizes the passage?