Question

How does the setting change as the scene develops? *

The large crowd was making a huge noise. With four events going on at the same time, there was always something to cheer about. Standing behind her starting blocks, Elaine didn't hear any of it. She gazed down the track looking intensely at something she could not see but knew was there. Even though she couldn't see the string stretching across the finish line, she imagined herself breaking it. Although there were three other events occurring at the same time as her qualifying heat in the 100-yard dash, she was totally focused on the finish line. She didn't care about the crowd because they weren't there for her, and she sure wasn't there for them. Elaine was there to win the gold medal at the state championship meet. She glanced left and right at her competitors, but it was only a glance before she returned her gaze to her lane and that finish line. It was as if none of the rest of it—the crowd, the other events, or her competitors—existed, and she were in a silent tunnel that contained her lane and that finish line.
1.from the runner's viewpoint to the starter's viewpoint
2.from seeing the whole stadium to seeing only one lane
3.from looking down the track to looking at the crowd
4.from looking at the finish line to winning the gold medal

Answer 1

C . from seeing the whole stadium to seeing only one lane

Step-by-step explanation:

The scene begins in the stadium of a state championship track meet with four events going on at the same time. There is a noisy crowd. At the end of the scene, the focus has narrowed to a tunnel that is occupied by Elaine's lane and the finish line. The author uses this change to give the reader a better sense of the intensity of Elaine's focus.

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Answer 2

2

Step-by-step explanation:

At first, Elaine is aware of the whole stadium and the huge noise that the crowd is making. However, this feeling does not last long because Elaine is intent on winning the gold medal, and the only thing that is important to her is her individual lane and the finish line that is at the end of that narrow strip of track.