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read the excerpt from the scarlet ibis.
within a few months doodle had learned to walk well and his go-cart was put up in the barn loft (its still there) beside his little mahogany coffin. now, when we roamed off together, resting often, we never turned back until our destination had been reached, and to help pass the time, we took up lying. from the beginning doodle was a terrible liar and he got me in the habit. had anyone stopped to listen to us, we would have been sent off to dix hill.
what does this passage foreshadow?
○ the journey the boys take
○ doodles eventual death
○ the troubles the boys faced
○ doodles blossoming health

Explanation:

The passage references Doodle's small mahogany coffin stored near his old go-cart, a symbol tied to his fragile health from birth. Foreshadowing uses subtle clues to hint at future events, and the presence of a coffin directly signals a future death, which aligns with the story's tragic arc.

Answer:

Doodle's eventual death