Question

2. all of the following lines of dialogue from "the swimming contest" contain foreshadowing of events in the story except? A. "it all depends on the individual; everyone who wants peace will live in peace." B. "O rest if I've got nothing else to do. Not because there's a God, but just if I feel like it." C. "We can have a shooting match if you like." D. "If he ever manages to beat me here in the pool, it will be very bad indeed....Bad for all of us."

3. which of the following events from "the swimming pool" is the clearest indication of the story's final outcome? (Answer Choices Are In Comments!)
4. context clues help the reader? (Answer Choices Are In Comments!)
5. read the following sentences from "the swimming context." "back in the house, abdul-karim put on a record, (The Rest, Question, and Answer Choices Are In Comments!)

Answer 1

2. My answer choices are different than yours.

Mine was 2. All of the following lines of dialogue from "The Swimming Contest" contain foreshadowing of events in the story except A. "It all depends on the individual; everyone who wants peace will live in peace." B. "I rest if I've got nothing else to do. Not because there's a God, but just if I feel like it." C. "We can have a shooting match if you like." D. "If he ever manages to beat me here in the pool, it will be very bad indeed....Bad for all of us." And the answer for that is B. "I rest if I've got nothing else to do. Not because there's a God, but just if I feel like it."

3. C. The narrator sinks when he attempts to race across the swimming pool.

4. A. decipher the meaning of an unknown word.

5. D. sorrowful.

Answer 2

The answers are the following:
2. B. "I rest if I've got nothing else to do. Not because there's a God, but just if I feel like it."
3. The narrator sinks when he attempts to race across the swimming pool.
4. decipher the meaning of an unknown word.
5. plaintive means sorrowful