How do allusions create a connection with the reader?
they retell the story in a meaningful way for the reader.
they establish a link with the reader's cultural values.
they create a sense of anticipation for the reader.
they indicate when a subplot is coming to a close.

Read the excerpt from infinite jest. three faces have resolved into place above summer-weight sportcoats and half-windsors across a polished pine conference table shiny with the spidered light of an arizona noon. these are three deans—of admissions, academic affairs, athletic affairs. i do not know which face belongs to whom. which line of text supports the idea that hal is meeting the college deans for the first time? a. three faces have resolved into place above summer-weight sportcoats. . b. . half-windsors across a polished pine conference table shiny with the spidered light. . c. these are three deans—of admissions, academic affairs, athletic affairs. d. i do not know which face belongs to whom.