Question

adapted from the underdogs by mariano azuela in the brush and foliage of the sierra, demetrio macías and his threescore men slept until the halloo of the horn, blown by pancracio from the crest of a peak, awakened them. \time, boys! look around and see whats what!\ anastasio montanez said. an hour or more elapsed with no sound or stir save the song of the locust in the brush or the frog stirring in his mudhole. at last, when the ultimate faint rays of the moon were spent in the rosy dimness of the dawn, the silhouette of a soldier loomed at the end of the trail. as they strained their eyes, they could distinguish others behind him, ten, twenty, a hundred... then, suddenly, darkness swallowed them up. only when the sun rose, demetrios band realized that the canyon was alive with men, tiny figurines seated on miniature horses. now the moving ant - like figures were lost in the dense chaparral, now they reappeared, stark and black against the ocher. the voices of officers, as they gave orders, and soldiers, marching at ease, were clearly audible. 5 select the correct answer. how does the interaction between demetrios band and the soldiers advance the plot? a. it develops the rising action. b. it introduces the characters. c. it leads to the resolution. d. it illustrates the turning point.

Explanation:

The text describes Demetrio’s band first noticing a single soldier, then more soldiers, and finally realizing the canyon is full of enemy troops. This builds tension and sets up conflict, which is characteristic of rising action (the part of a plot that leads toward the climax by increasing suspense or conflict). The interaction does not introduce characters (they are already present), lead to resolution (the story is still building toward conflict), or show a turning point (no major shift in the narrative has occurred yet).

Answer:

A. It develops the rising action.