DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: Sarah lit the candle as the room grew darker. The clock chimed eight times, so she knew it would soon be bedtime. She hurried to find her chalkboard slate. She had not finished her lessons yet. She knew the teacher would be disappointed in her if she did not finish. The paragraph takes place in:

• A. in the morning            
• B. at night
• C. afternoon                    
• D. dawn