How does the author's use of foreshadowing when abuela reveals her past affect the story?
it creates tension between abuela and bella's mother over a long-held secret that's revealed in the flashback.
it deepens the mystery by making readers wonder why abuela left alejandro behind in cuba.
it creates excitement by making readers wonder what will happen between bella and mateo.
it sets the stage for the surprise reunion between abuela and alejandro at the end of the story.

abuela, who normally stays home, unexpectedly decides to go with bella to the park.

mateo, who works in the library, impulsively decides to go to the park .

alejandro, a figure from abuela's past, shows up unexpectedly.

bella's mother, nervous about the love letters, suddenly insists that bella tell her if more letters arrive.lanation:

a simile is first defined as a type of speech that uses one thing or phrase with comparisons to things of an unrelated kind, often in order to make a more vivacious description. so of the phrases above, only the last one (i swear she cast a shadow white as stone) would be considered a simile, as a shadow white as stone takes two unrelated things and uses them in an interesting way.

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