"they are not regular oyster pirates," nicholas continued. "they've just come down for the lark and to make a few dollars. but we'll have to watch out for them."

this reference to barchi and his men is an example of
a. foreshadowing.
b. flashback.
c. allusion.
d. irony.

explanation:

i think it is in quadrant 4.

the five year plans were part of a command economy. there was little choice in what would be emphasized for the current 5 year period.

the answer to democracy or totalitarianism is a bit harder. in stalin's time, russia was totalitarian. now that's not entirely true. putin has moved towards at least the boundary.