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AP English Literature and Composition 1.5 Passage Drill 1. In the third paragraph, how does the author foreshadow a coming tone shift?

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We know, we know... this passage haunts your nightmares. But feel free to pause and review it yet again if you'd like...

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In the third paragraph, how does the author foreshadow a coming tone shift?  

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I. The author juxtaposes the speaker's excitement with the curious absence of struldbrugs from court. 

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II. The author shows extreme enthusiasm on the part of the speaker but noticeably excludes any reaction from others involved in the conversation. 

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III. The speaker admits in hindsight that his reaction was "perhaps a little too extravagant."

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And here are the potential answers...

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Foreshadowing. If we recall, that's the deal where one thing happens or is mentioned, and

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it gives us a clue about something else that's coming down the pike...

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...it's like a movie trailer that gives away far too much of the plot. In other words...

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every movie trailer. Okay, so now we're given three possibilities.

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Could be just one of 'em; could be a couple.

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Any time we get the roman numeral set-up here, we have to remember not to fill in any bubbles

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until we've checked 'em all out...

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We always have to try I, then II , then... III

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The first one suggests that "The author juxtaposes the speaker's excitement with the curious

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absence of struldbrugs from court."

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Well, sure. We go straight from the author's enthusiasm about struldbrugs... to his mention

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that they are notably absent from court.

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Hey, maybe they had a good excuse to get out of jury duty.

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Oh, okay, wrong court. So if One is true, then we can eliminate choice D.

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Roman numeral Two says that "The author shows extreme enthusiasm on the part of the speaker

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but noticeably excludes any reaction from others involved in the conversation."

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Enthusiasm? Check.

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Lack of reaction from anyone else? Check.

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Why nothing from the peanut gallery? Hm... mystery, intrigue...

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We're on board with Number Two. So with One and Two both true, our answer

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must be either B or E...

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Let's take a look at Number Three: "The speaker admits in hindsight that his reaction was

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"perhaps a little too extravagant."

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We've got a direct quote here, so should be pretty easy to fact-check.

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Do we see this phrase somewhere in the passage? Sure do -- line 22. And because he is admitting

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he was over-the-top... it could certainly be foreshadowing that he was wrong about something.

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So all three options work... and our answer is E.

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Man... the things some people will do to get out of court...

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