He took something out of his pocket and proffered it. Mrs. White drew back with a grimace, but her son, taking it, examined it curiously.
"And what is there special about it?" inquired Mr. White, as he took it from his son, and having examined it, placed it upon the table.
"It had a spell put on it by an old fakir," said the sergeant-major, "a very holy man. He wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow. He put a spell on it so that three separate men could each have three wishes from it."
Which statement best describes what the author is foreshadowing in this passage?
A. Mr. White will make three wishes and receive riches and happiness.
B. Mr. White will contact the fakir to learn more about the monkey's paw.
C. Mr. White will regret any wishes he makes on the monkey's paw.
D. Mrs. White will ask her husband to throw the monkey's paw away.
