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"If you don't want it, Morris," said the other, "give it to me." "I won't," said his friend, doggedly. "I threw it on the fire. If you keep it, don't blame me for what happens. Pitch it on the fire again like a sensible man." The other shook his head and examined his new possession closely. "How do you do it?" he inquired. "Hold it up in your right hand and wish aloud," said the sergeant-major, "but I warn you of the consequences." —"The Monkey's Paw," W. W. Jacobs Which quotations show foreshadowing? Check all that apply. "If you don’t want it . . . give it to me." "I threw it on the fire." "Don’t blame me for what happens." "Hold it up in your right hand." "I warn you of the consequences."

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Answer:

The quotations that shows foreshadowing include:

"Don’t blame me for what happens."

"I warn you of the consequences."

Step-by-step explanation:

Foreshadowing is defined as the literal device used to inform and tease the reader of a story about what would happen in the story.

In the case of the short text given, the foreshadowing is shown above

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