HURRY ANOTHER QUESTION FOR EXAM. 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?

to suggest the money will not be found
to indicate that a student will confess
to encourage readers' confidence in Ellery
to offer criticism of the students’ behavior