Question

What is the main effect of this sentence on the ending of the story?

1) The author uses it as a metaphor for how everyone will laugh later.

2) The author uses it to convey Colin's character as it appears later.

3) The author uses it to develop the sense of hostility in the room.

4) The author uses it to foreshadow the friendship at the end of the story.

Answer 1

The correct option is 4) The author uses it to foreshadow the friendship at the end of the story.

Step-by-step explanation:

After the conflicts escalates during the climax of the story and is resolved as the story concludes, it has given Colin a chance to know who his true friends are in the light of events that transpired. This way, the author provides a "happy ending" that a majority of the readers crave.