Another one for the predicate in a sentence is a/an

The missionaries who appear in the novel are colonists from a) britain b) portugal c) spain d) italy

Tia and lin had been best friends since kindergarten. both avid soccer players, the girls decided to try out for the high school team together. unfortunately, there was just one open spot, so only one of the girls would be chosen. they both worked hard, and on tryout day, they did their best. when the team roster came out, lin was excited to see that she had made the team but sad that tia had not. tia was happy for her friend and vowed to work harder so she would make the team the next year. which sentence is the exposition of the passage

Which passage is an example of rising action in edgar allan poe`s "the black cat