This fictional account is based on actual avonts that took place in the United States in 1970.
Which sentence BEST explains how the
setting of the story influences the plot?
An Important Victory
Because the story takes place in New York,
many postal workers are able to vote for the
strike
When the labor representative stepped
onto the stage in New York, a beam of
sunlight broke through the threatening
thunderclouds that had gathered
overhead, and the crowd of striking
postal workers fell silent
Because the story takes place in the United
States, the president must try to prevent the
strike.
"Many people take the mail for granted,
but they won't anymore. Without us, bills
go unpaid, government notices are not
delivered, and families do not have an
affordable way to communicate over
Because the story takes place in the past, the
postal system was an important means of
long-distance communication
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Because the story takes place outside, there
is a threat of storms interrupting the postal
workers' celebration