Question

Select the correct text in the passage. Which detail foreshadows the central idea that Frantz's world is about to change? (1)... For a moment I thought of staying away from school and wandering about the field could hear the blackbirds whistling on the edge of the wood, and in the Rippert field, beh through their drill. All that was much more tempting to me than the rules concerning part resist, and I ran as fast as I could to school. As I passed the Mayor's office, I saw that there little board on which notices were posted. For two years all our bad news had come from conscriptions, orders from headquarters; and I thought without stopping (2) "What can it be now?" (3) Then, as I ran across the square, Wachter the blacksmith, who stood there with his ap out to me: (4) "Don't hurry so, my boy; you'll get to your school soon enough!" (5) I thought that he was making fun of me, and I ran into Monsieur Hamel's little yard al​

Answer 1

The foreshadowing detail is Frantz's observation of the little blackboard at the Mayor's office and his sense of foreboding, wondering 'What can it be now?', signaling an impending change in his world.

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The detail that foreshadows the central idea that Frantz's world is about to change is when Frantz observes the little blackboard on which notices were posted at the Mayor's office and wonders (2) "What can it be now?" This question suggests that the posted notices have historically brought significant and often bad news, indicating that another such impactful event may be imminent. Coupled with the advice from Wachter the blacksmith (4) "Don't hurry so, my boy; you'll get to your school soon enough!" and Frantz's rushed feelings, the foreshadowing is marked by a sense of imminent change that would affect Frantz's routine and expectations.

Answer 2

Answer: For two years all our bad news had come from that board—battles lost, conscriptions, orders from headquarters; and I thought without stopping:

(2) "What can it be now?"

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