1. Which phrase from the book excerpt best helps a reader understand the meaning of the term "startle response"?

A "the fetal heart rate became slightly elevated"

B "the baby's heart rate lowers while the mother is listening"

С "the mother finds a certain piece of music stressful”

D "the fetus is echoing the mother's response"

2. What is the best meaning for the word “ attenuated” as it is used in the paragraph

A - tainted

B - blended

C - weakened

D - shortened

Please help hurry

The "most dangerous game" is a short story about a hunter, rainsford, who ends up getting hunted himself on ship-trap island by another man. this passage is part of the story's exposition. what technique does the author use to foreshadow the plot twist which is to come? a) the humor that the men share at the beginning of the story changes into tragedy and horror in an ironic way. b) whitney's lack of empathy for the hunted foreshadows that he will have to learn how the hunted feels-- the hard way. c) whitney's inability to see the island, even though he is known to have great vision, foreshadows his blindness about hunting. d) rainsford's lack of empathy for the hunted foreshadows that he will have to learn how the hunted feels-- the hard way.