Question

read the passage.
whistling my worries away
1 it was the middle of the summer, and what was i doing? i was up at the crack of dawn, taking the bus across town to spend the day with a bunch of seven-year-olds. how did this happen? why hadn’t i said no?
2 only a couple days earlier, i had been enjoying my usual, relaxed summer when the phone rang. my cousin luci—my favorite cousin—was almost in tears. “you have to help me!” she wailed when i answered the phone.
3 luci had been working as a camp counselor for the summer. “i’m the drama counselor,” she said. “i help the kids put on a skit for their parents at the end of camp. now my dad’s got this business trip ... ”
how does benito’s conversation with camila, the camp director, at the end of his first work day act as foreshadowing?
○ it prepares the reader for the harsh criticism camila gives benito later in the story, which causes tension between them.
○ it implies another reason why benito’s cousin may have wanted to leave the job, which creates tension.
○ it builds tension for benito by suggesting that he might not even get paid for all his hard work if the camp goes bankrupt.
○ it suggests that the camp director is really counting on a good performance, which puts pressure on benito.

Explanation:

To determine the answer, we analyze the concept of foreshadowing. Foreshadowing hints at future events. The camp director's action at the end of Benito's first workday should set up a future event. The option "It prepares the reader for the harsh criticism Camila gives Benito later in the story, which causes tension between them" fits as it shows how the director's action (though not fully clear from the passage snippet, the logic of foreshadowing - hinting at future conflict/criticism) works. Other options: The cousin wanting to leave isn't foreshadowed by director's action; tension about pay or camp bankruptcy isn't hinted; pressure from good performance isn't related to director's action here. So the correct option is the one about preparing for Camila's criticism and tension.

Answer:

It prepares the reader for the harsh criticism Camila gives Benito later in the story, which causes tension between them.