Answer:
The rising action occurs when Rainsford finds out that he is being hunted by General Zaroff
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If the underlined word is only 'barking', then the correct answer is B) present participle, because those are used to form present progressive tense, as is the case here.
A) would be 'barked'.
C) would be 'bark/barks'.
D) would be 'barked', the same as A.
