Question

PLS NO SCAM AND PLS GIVE ME THE CORRECT ANSWER ASAP!!!

Read the excerpt from "Object Lesson, Part 1."
"What time does the first period end, Miss Carpenter?"
"At 9:35."
Every head turned toward the clock on the wall.
"And it's only 8:56," Ellery said cheerfully. "That gives us thirty-nine minutes—more than enough time. Unless the boy or girl who planned this crime wants to return the loot to Miss Carpenter here and now?"
Why does the author include this foreshadowing?

A. To suggest the money will not be found.
B. To indicate that a student will confess.
C. To encourage readers' confidence in Ellery.
D. To offer criticism of the students’ behavior.

Answer 1

a. it says in the text "Unless the boy or girl who planned this crime wants to return the loot to Miss Carpenter here and now?" This is implying something ridiculous that would not happen, and she is being sarcastic. It is showing the money will not be returned since Ellery is cheerfully saying all these things, in a suggestive way as in "oh we probably won't find it in time so if the person who took it will just confess and give it back"

Answer 2

A.) To suggest the money will not be found.
They’re talking about the time and wondering about what time they’ll be back. This indicates that maybe they won’t make it later on in the future