Question

(a) What is Sylvia's reaction when she first hears the stranger's whistle?

(b) Analyze What later events in the story does this reaction foreshadow, or predict?

Answer 1

a) According to the text, Sylvia's reaction when she first heard the whistle was "horror-stricken" or frightened.

b) Sylvia's initial curiosity and excitement about the stranger's whistle also foreshadow her eventual decision to protect the white heron and keep its location a secret from the stranger.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

A.) Sylvia's is frightened when she hears the whistle has it brings to mind a large red-faced boy who used to chase her.

B.) It foreshadows the young stranger's hunting trip and his bribe to get her help in finding and killing the white heron.