Readers must revise their predictions about the general after reading the second excerpt because initially he seems to be a gracious host, but then it is revealed that he

The second excerpt changes the general’s apparently welcoming behavior into something threatening: he has brought guests to the island and intends to keep them there. This reveals that his hospitality is a trap, so readers must revise their prediction that he is simply a gracious host. The correct choice is “has lured and trapped his guests.”

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