Question

Do me a favor, Robert,” spoke the pretty woman at his side, almost as soon as she and Robert had started their slow, homeward way. She looked up in his face, leaning on his arm beneath the encircling shadow of the umbrella which he had lifted.
“Granted; as many as you like,” he returned, glancing down into her eyes that were full of thoughtfulness and some speculation.

“I only ask for one; let Mrs. Pontellier alone.”
Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure?
-The excerpt provides a solution to the key problem as part of the resolution.
-The excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.
-The excerpt builds suspense and creates tension as part of the rising action.
-The excerpt takes place after the climax as part of the falling action.

Answer 1

Answer:

the rising action

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

-The excerpt builds suspense and creates tension as part of the rising action is the correct answer.

Explanation:

The excerpt belongs to The Awakening, a novel by American writer Kate Chopin. The novel narrates Edna Pontellier's story and her conflicts because of maternity in her context, in the South of the U.S.

Rising action leads to the climax. Important decisions, flaws, and background are narrated in this part to create the maximum point of tension (the climax.) The third option is the correct answer.