Setting can shape expectation - Online practice 2

Read before answering

Original opening, 'The model bridge': For a week I had called our bridge unbreakable. In the hall, chairs scraped and a microphone hummed. I smiled at the waiting class. Under the first weight, one paper support bent. I reached for the curtain, stopped, and turned the broken side towards the audience. Someone raised a hand. I nodded. Atmosphere is built from selected sensory details and their context. A sound can seem different to different readers; explain your reading with the text rather than naming a mood without evidence.