Question

use the passage to answer the question. with that reflection gortsby rose to go; as he did so an exclamation of concern escaped him. lying on the ground by the side of the bench was a small oval packet, wrapped and sealed with the solicitude of a chemists counter. it could be nothing else but a cake of soap, and it had evidently fallen out of the youths overcoat pocket when he flung himself down on the seat. which component of the plot structure of this story is described in this excerpt? (1 point) the rising action the climax the falling action the resolution

Explanation:

The passage presents an event that adds tension and moves the story forward. Rising action builds up to the climax by introducing conflicts and events. This discovery of the soap packet is such an event that likely leads to further developments in the story.

Answer:

the rising action