Question

Which passage below from Twain's "The Californian's Tale" shows foreshadowing?

a. Sec. 40: I lost my patience for the moment, and spoke pretty brutally to him.
b. Sec. 39: Yet something seems to be trying to warn me that something's happened.
c. Sec. 42: Pretty soon Tom and Joe arrived, and then all hands set about adorning the house.

Answer 1

Answer: Sec. 39: Yet something seems to be trying to warn me that something's happened.

Explanation: Tells of an event to happen.

Answer 2

b. Sec. 39: Yet something seems to be trying to warn me that something's happened.

This is the correct answer because when we talk about foreshadowing it suggests cautionary advice or a manifestation of the possibilities of a particular future event to happen.