9. Read the following passage from "The Swimming Contest."

With a sigh my mother replied, "My husband's no longer alive, either. But his house and his father's house aren't here; everything remained over there, abroad, and I live in a rented apartment summer and winter."

"That's because you are newcomers, immigrants," the old lady said. "But with the
help of God you'll thrive and build yourselves houses. You're hard-working people
and your hands are blessed."

My mother caught the hint and threw her a grateful look...

Placing her hand on my head, the old lady said, "It all depends on the individual;
everyone who wants peace will live in peace."

At that moment the young girl appeared in the doorway.

Which of the following stylistic elements is used by the writer in this passage?

a. flashback
b. foreshadowing