In this passage, the narrator describes the place where she lives (the setting), and it us understand select one: the narrator loves her home. the narrator's life is full of hardship and difficulty. the narrator enjoys festivals. the narrator drinks rice beer. passage below"this is the season when they bury the children who die from the coughing disease. in the rainy months, they patch the crumbling mud walls of their huts and keep the fire going so that yesterday's gruel can be stretched to make tomorrow's dinner. they watch the river turn into a thundering this is the season when they bury the children who cannot be carried to the doctor on the other side of that river. in the cool months, they prepare special food for the festivals. they make rice beer for the " - patricia mccormick, sold