Read the paragraph. The CEO entered the meeting room, and everyone hushed. There were four candidates for the new vice president position. Three of them looked nervous. Only Carrie sat back in her chair, relaxed, sipping her coffee with a smug smile. What narrative technique is most clearly demonstrated?

Carrie’s unusual confidence and smug smile suggest that something may happen later—perhaps she expects to get the vice president position or knows more than the others. This hint about a possible future event is foreshadowing, choice C. The paragraph is not a flashback because it does not shift to an earlier time, and the details are not mainly focused on sensory impressions.

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