Which of the following provides the best example of the author's use of foreshadowing? a. taylor is shocked to learn about turtle's condition. b. mattie wonders if she really wants to share her life with a child. c. the social worker was a well-dressed white woman. d. lou ann talks about something that happened while she was sleeping.

A. Taylor is shocked to learn about Turtle's condition.

Explanation:

Foreshadowing is a literary technique where the author gives a type of "spoiler" about his work. In short, when using foreshadowing, the author gives a clue to something that will happen later in its history. This is a way for the author to leave the reader motivated to continue reading and curious about this clue. An example of this can be seen in the phrase "Taylor is shocked to learn about Turtle's condition." Although you don't know what Turtle's condition is, when you read this sentence, you realize that it is a terrible condition, because the author left a clue, when he shows that Taylor was shocked by Turtle's condition.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).