The rickety boards of the sidewalk rattled and vibrated with
the power of the locomotive that was barreling into the
station. people camped on the dirt streets of the town to
catch a glimpse of this new mode of transportation: the
steam engine. excitement filtered through the crowd as
they realized that the railway, starting on the east coast,
now stretched all the way across the country,
what is the setting of the passage?
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a. a town in the western united states during the 1800s
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b. a bustling city during modern times
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c. an isolated village during the 1500s
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d. an community in the eastern united states during the 2000s

The "most dangerous game" is a short story about a hunter, rainsford, who ends up getting hunted himself on ship-trap island by another man. this passage is part of the story's exposition. what technique does the author use to foreshadow the plot twist which is to come? a) the humor that the men share at the beginning of the story changes into tragedy and horror in an ironic way. b) whitney's lack of empathy for the hunted foreshadows that he will have to learn how the hunted feels-- the hard way. c) whitney's inability to see the island, even though he is known to have great vision, foreshadows his blindness about hunting. d) rainsford's lack of empathy for the hunted foreshadows that he will have to learn how the hunted feels-- the hard way.