C. "My Abdul-Karim is a fine, loyal man. Don't you tease him."
I think the answer would be C. Because all of the other answers have if which is a key of foreshadowing. Hope this helps fellow tenth grade Connexus student.
All of the quotes are examples of foreshadowing from "The Swimming Contest", by Benjamin Tammuz, except <em>"My Abdul-Karim is a fine, loyal man. Don't you tease him"</em>. 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.
Della becomes suddenly nervous about what Jim will think about her hair and how she will tell him how she sold it. She is unsure whether Jim will become cross with her.
