Read the excerpt from Pride and Prejudice by Jane
Austen.
The manner in which they spoke of the Meryton
assembly was sufficiently characteristic. Bingley had
never met with pleasanter people or prettier girls in his
life; every body had been most kind and attentive to
him, there had been no formality, no stiffness, he had
soon felt acquainted with all the room; and as to Miss
Bennet, he could not conceive an angel more beautiful.
Darcy, on the contrary, had seen a collection of people
in whom there was little beauty and no fashion, for
none of whom he had felt the smallest interest, and
from none received either attention or pleasure. Miss
Bennet he acknowledged to be pretty, but she smiled
too much.
Which statement best explains Austen's use of setting
in the excerpt?
A.)It helps readers learn about rules of social behavior
in the 1800s.
B.)It helps readers understand how Bingley and Darcy
are different.
C.)It informs readers about the different levels of
society in the 1800s.
D.)It helps readers visualize what the residents of
Meryton look like.