Function of Setting: Short Fiction Practice Test

Read the following excerpt from a short story:

The old neighborhood bar opened at noon, but it always felt like night inside. The windows were tinted, and the jukebox played songs that sounded older than the bottles behind the counter. In the corner, a dartboard hung slightly crooked, and the wall around it was pocked with missed throws. Teresa wiped down the bar top with a rag that smelled of citrus cleaner, watching the same stain reappear as if it lived there.

How does the setting function in the excerpt?

Read the following excerpt from a short story:

In the attic, the air tasted of cedar and old paper. Boxes were stacked to the rafters, their labels written in a careful hand that had since become shaky. A trunk sat open beneath the slanted window, and inside it lay a wedding dress yellowed at the seams, folded as if it were still waiting for a body. When Ana climbed the ladder, the house below creaked in protest, like it didn’t want her bringing the past down.

How does the setting function in the excerpt?