Please help! I searched this question several times but they all have different answer! In "The Piece of String," people do not believe the old man when he denies taking the wallet.

Which statement best explains how this event develops the plot?

A. It is part of the rising action of the story, which builds the reader's suspense about how Master Hauchecorne will prove his innocence.

B. It is the climax of the story, as this is the point in the story where Master Hauchecorne undergoes a dramatic change in his personality.

C. It serves as the falling action of the story, which resolves the tension about whether Master Hauchecorne will use the string.

D. It resolves the main conflict of the story by demonstrating that Master Hauchecorne is an untrustworthy character who has concealed the theft.

b

explanation:

malvolio only loves olivia because he thinks if they get married to olivia he will have a noble title, people to serve him, and fine clothes to wear. also he thinks if they get married he will have many expensive things, and he thinks he will be able to order toby around. malvolio only wants to be noble and boss people around he dose not really love olivia. but viola love for duke orsino is real she really loves orsino.

i think he will fail because he tried to get her to love him and she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool. so i think she knows what malvolio is trying to do. she knows that he only wants to marry her because he wants to be noble and boss people around so that it why i think she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool because she new he was selfish.

it means that the hockey puck was traveling very fast.