Which passage is an example of rising action in edgar allan poe's "the black cat"? a. from my infancy i was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. b. upon its head . . sat the hideous beast . . i had walled the monster up within the tomb! c. i took from my waistcoat-pocket a pen-knife, opened it, grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket! d. but to-morrow i die, and to-day i would unburthen my soul.