I believe that its medal. Jake is the subject and showed is the verb the direct object has to be medal.
The answer is:
C) to foreshadow tragedy
The writers usually writte about past actions and situations that the characters live are useful to give an idea of the way life treats our characters and how their fortune is set, in this way talking about past tragedies can foreshadow tragedy in the future.
The correct answer is D) I wonder if they will even exist for my children
