Question

Read the passage from The Jungle.

Suddenly . . . you discern Aunt Elizabeth, Ona’s stepmother . . . bearing aloft a great platter of stewed duck. Behind her is Kotrina, making her way cautiously, staggering beneath a similar burden; and half a minute later there appears old Grandmother Majauszkiene, with a big yellow bowl of smoking potatoes, nearly as big as herself.

What plot sequencing device does the author use in this excerpt?

flashback
in media res
foreshadowing
chronological order

Answer 1

chronological order

The passage lists events as they happen—one character appears, then another, then another—using time cues like "behind her" and "half a minute later" to show the sequence.