Which of the following choices BEST describes the purpose of the falling action in a story?

A It is the turning point of the story, where conflict is pushed either for or against the character.
B It builds suspense in the story as the main character overcomes obstacles.
C It describes the setting, characters, and context for the reader.
D It communicates to the reader the lessons the main character has learned in the story.

From passage from amy tans rules of the game which statement best explains the motivation for the narrators mother to introduce her daughter to everyone they meet she wants to adhere to the customs of the chinese community, she wants to satisfy people's curosity about her daughter

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

How do you think advertising directed at children influences what they buy or ask parents to buy