The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B
Part A What plot device does Alvarez use in this excerpt from "Antoios? (CHOOSE FROM ANSWERS A THROUGH D.)
Yolanda wanted to turn back, but there was no room to maneuver the car around. Finally, with a great snapping of twigs and thrashing of branches across the windshield, as if the countryside were loath to release them, the car burst forth on to smooth pavement and the light of day.
Part B What does Alvarez most clearly achieve by using the plot device identified in Part A? (CHOOSE FROM ANSWERS E THROUGH H.)
• a (Part A) climax, the exciting turning point in a story
• b (Part A) in medias res, starting the story in the middle of the action
c (Part A) flashback, a scene from the past that interrupts the present action
d (Part A) foreshadowing, clues in the text that suggest future events in the story
• e (Part B) She fills in missing details.
f (Part B) She increases a feeling of suspense.
g • (Part B) She shows that Yolanda is a flawed character.
h (Part B) She helps the reader understand Yolanda's thoughts.
Part A: d (foreshadowing)
Part B: f (She increases a feeling of suspense)