The correct answer is D. Exposition
Rising action includes already known characters who are doing something, climax and denouement come at the end. Exposition is what you ask.
The answer is C: formal and respectful.
In any speech the orator should strive to achieve a formal and respectful tone. Formal speech is characterized by being concise, direct, and well-structured to be as meaningful as possible in order to avoid ambiguities that could lead to miscomprehension. It should also be respectful in tone because it is addressed to school authorities, and all authority figures, by their own merit deserve a courteous and polite address.
The title "I Stand Here Ironing" tells us that it's A, in first-person POV. The keyword is "I".
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D. the sisters beg to be sent there
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