Which event in the story initiates the rising action? a. when mr. white tries to keep his son from seeing his bad chess move b. when herbert announces that he has won the chess game c. when the family hears the clanging of the gate at morris's arrival d. when mr. white asks morris to retell the story about a paw

What can be inferred from the following sentence in the passage? then he asked me my name. scarcely had i uttered it when he made a gesture of astonishment. a) the sentence implies that the attendant knows the colonel. b) the sentence implies that the colonel is giving up on life. c) the sentence implies that the attendant is going to get fired. d) the sentence implies that the colonel recognizes the attendant's name.