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The event that the given excerpt foreshadows is; D: Mr. White accepting the paw and the resulting tragedy.
What does the excerpt mean?
The excerpt from which this question is drawn is called "The Monkey's Paw". Now, from the excerpt, the sergeant-major was a very holy man that wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow.
Further reading of the excerpt, we see Mr. white questioning the sergent about his 3 wishes and in conclusion it tells us that the event it was foreshadowing was Mr. White accepting the paw and the resulting tragedy.
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