y. 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.