Answer:
It is C
Explanation:
The paragraph only informs about the home. Hope it helps!
The author's use of foreshadowing in the opening paragraph affects the story as It sets the stage that a mystery will need to be solved in the story. Thus, option "B" is correct.
<h3>How does the author use foreshadowing?</h3>
Foreshadowing is a literary device which is used by the writer to give a hint in advance to the readers.
It helps in making certain predictions about incidents going to happen in the story. In the story, the mentioning of the black cat as a symbol of being witch in disguise is an example of foreshadowing. At the end of the story, the cat is seen to be sitting on the head of the narrator's dead wife.
Thus, option "B" is correct.
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7.) Incorrect. (Philanthropy means the desire of supporting others, mostly financially.) And so the answer is A(Support of a charity)
8.) Incorrect. (Xenophobia is intense fear or paranoia of people from other countries.) So the answer would be C(Critic)
9.) Incorrect. ( Amity means a certain friendship) So the answer is D(appeasement).