Which statement foreshadowed the rattlesnake bite most clearly?

• A. All the snakes are asleep this time of year.
• B. Chaney threatened to throw Mattie into a pit of rattlesnakes.
• C. Watch your step there
• D. There were no snakes about. Thank goodness for that!

Answer: (B)

Foreshadowing is hinting at what will happen later by including a detail that points forward. The line about Chaney threatening to throw Mattie into a pit of rattlesnakes directly ties danger to snakes and to a violent outcome. That specific, concrete threat makes readers anticipate a rattlesnake incident, like a bite, later on. The other statements either suggest safety (snakes asleep or no snakes about) or offer a vague caution that doesn’t signal snakes or a future bite. So this line provides the clearest glimpse of the upcoming rattlesnake danger.