Engage Reader and Establish Context Practice Test

Read this narrative opening:

"Three days after we moved into Apartment 4B, the upstairs neighbor started practicing drums at 6:00 a.m. I pressed my forehead to the cool kitchen window and watched rain smear the streetlights into blurry coins. Mom said, ‘Give it a week, Milo. We’ll adjust.’"

What context does this opening establish most clearly?

Read this narrative opening:

"Now the medal sits heavy in my palm, warm from my skin, like it’s trying to remind me of something I’d rather forget. Two months earlier, I’d begged Dad to sign the permission slip for the city swim meet. He’d said yes, but only if I promised not to quit halfway like last time."

How is the event sequence organized, and is it effective?