What is the purpose of the author’s description of montresor’s encounter with fortunato above? the author is giving the reader a background of the friendship between these two characters. this description is included as a part of the setting of the story the author is contrasting the innocence of fortunato with the maliciousness of montresor. the author is foreshadowing the misfortune that will happen to fortunato.

If my understanding is right I would say the answer is. D cause foreshadowing means what is to come in the future. He talks about future events of punishment to come. Hope this helps.

answer: the exterior temperature of commercial jet planes as they leave the stratosphere and return to the ground increases steadily.

explanation:

the lower most layer of atmosphere is troposphere which extends from 0 to 12 km above the surface of the earth. the temperature initially decreases as distance is increased from the earth's surface. commercial jets fly in lower part of the stratosphere. the stratosphere extends upto 50 km. the temperature in stratosphere starts rising again due to presence of ozone which traps the uv rays.

thus, when the planes leave the stratosphere and return to the ground, the exterior temperature increases steadily.