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Question

Which passage below from

Twain's "The Californian's

Tale" shows foreshadowing?

A. Sec. 19: I said to myself: "| will go

straight away from this place for peace of

mind's sake."

B. Sec. 1: It was a lovely region, woodsy,

balmy, delicious, and had once been

populous.

C. Sec. 1: In the country neighborhood

thereabouts, one found at intervals the

prettiest cottages.

Answer

A. Sec. 19: I said to myself: "| will go straight away from this place for peace of mind's sake."

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The passage in Section 19 shows foreshadowing because it implies that something bad is going to happen in the future, and the narrator is trying to avoid...