<span>Conclusions made on the basis of unstated or stated evidence are called inferences.
Those are some realizations that a person comes to based on proof which may or may not be obvious at the first glance. A reader may infer something on the basis of context or clues that can be found all over a text. The other options don't really make any sense here.
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The correct answer is "They contribute to the rising action by describing the behaviors that take place between Roger, Madame Ratignolle, and Mrs. Pontellier".
In "The Awakening", by Kate Chopin, the veil of appearences slowly lifts up throughout the narration <u>exposing the inner conflicts of motherhood, gender roles, femininity and oppresion towards women</u>. The social and political context surrounding life in the South at the turnn of century, also plays a big role.
Addressing your question directly, it seems like you're mainly being asked to differentiate <u>the storytelling stages of exposition, rising action, climax, resolution</u>, etc. What is revealed in this excerpt (in the context of the tale as a whole), would best fit the category of "rising action". <u>This particular stage occurs </u><u>when the first clues of a potential conflict start to appear, setting things up for further scalation</u><u> towards a climax and eventual resolution in the end.</u>
Hope this helps!
Resolution
It’s in the word, resolution, to resolve
They don’t call it resolution for no reason
Probably a extended metaphor <span />