All of the following quotes are examples of foreshadowing from "The Swimming Contest" except:

A) "We can have a shooting match if you like."

B) "You beat me in the pool," I told him. "But I'll take you on at anything else, if you want."

C) "My Abdul-Karim is a fine, loyal man. Don't you tease him."

D) "If he ever manages to beat me here in the pool," Abdul-Karim said, "it will be very bad indeed."

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Dominik Banks

13 August, 19:28

All of the following quotes are examples of foreshadowing from "The Swimming Contest" except:

A) "We can have a shooting match if you like."

B) "You beat me in the pool," I told him. "But I'll take you on at anything else, if you want."

C) "My Abdul-Karim is a fine, loyal man. Don't you tease him."

D) "If he ever manages to beat me here in the pool," Abdul-Karim said, "it will be very bad indeed."

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Annalise Morrow · Answer 1

All of the quotes are examples of foreshadowing from "The Swimming Contest", by Benjamin Tammuz, except "My Abdul-Karim is a fine, loyal man. Don't you tease him." All the other quotes are foreshadowing what will happen later in the story. Foreshadowing is when an author gives the reader clues or suggestions that will happen later. Frequently, future events are merely hinted through dialogue, as in this case.