Pretest: Unit 1
Read this paragraph from "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs:
Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed
ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting
his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even
provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting
placidly by the fire.
"Hark at the wind," said Mr. White, who, having seen a fatal
mistake after it was too late, was amiably desirous of
preventing his son from seeing it.
Which statement best describes what the author is foreshadowing in this
passage?
O A. Mr. White will be more careful in the future and think before he
acts.
OB. Mr. White will win the chess game and tease his son about his