The answer of your question is letter C. an artificial ordering of events. The plot is one the important elements of a story. The plot states the irregular or changing flow of event that could make the story more and more interesting and without a good plot a story is not as good as one of its best.
A plot of a novel is an artificial ordering of events. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option "C". It is actually nothing but a fictitious prose narrative. I hope that this is the answer you were looking for and it has come to your help.