When you preview something, you inspect it. Previewing helps you get a glimpse of what's ahead before you read or something, kind of like skimming.
Answer:
C. To make the reader wonder how the conflict will be resolved
Explanation:
When you see a suggestion of conflict you often start wondering what it is and how its going to end, authors often use this to create an uneasy feeling or suspense
I believe it is C. refuting a counterclaim.
What are you trying to ask I do not understand
A. the tulips were bright slashes of color like a childs crayon drawing
a simile is a comparison using like or as