Which of the following is most likely the reason an author would choose to use a flashback in a mystery novel? a. to intentionally mislead the reader b. to build suspense c. to provide relevant background information d. to show how two characters are alike

a woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

: ) most likely not the right answer but why not put a good dad joke up in there?

the correct answers are:

c. “never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue.”

d. “‘it has never been heard,’ was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.”

e. “this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke.”