Which element of plot does this excerpt from "the chrysanthemums" best represent?
elisa watched them for a moment and then went back to her work. she was thirty-five. her face was lean and strong and her eyes were as clear as water. her figure looked blocked and heavy in her gardening costume, a man's black hat pulled low down over her eyes, clod-hopper shoes, a figured print dress almost completely covered by a big corduroy apron with four big pockets to hold the snips, the trowel and scratcher, the seeds and the knife she worked with. she wore heavy leather gloves to protect her hands while she worked.
a. exposition
b. climax
c. rising action
d. falling action

Speaking rapidly in a large gymnasium causes your words to run together; making them hard to distinguish. true false

The point of view that london uses in white fang the reader understand the perspectives

Jenna stood in front of the closed door. she knew she hadevery right to be here. your exam scores are just as high ascora's, she said to herself. there's no reason you shouldhave been left off the math team while cora was namedcaptain. she had never been one to rock the boat, but shecouldn't just let this lie.she pushed the door open and saw ms. jenson, the mathteam advisor, sitting at her desk. "ms. jenson? can i talk toyou for a minute? " her voice wavered, but she tried to lookconfident."sure," said ms. jenson, "but i hope this isn't about namingcora captain of the math team. i'm afraid my decision isfinal."jenna took a deep breath and prepared to plead her case.which statement best describes the external conflict in this passage?