Question

guided practice
read the passage.
from \the first seven years\ by bernard malamud
\thanks,\ max said, nervously alert. he was tall and grotesquely thin, with sharply cut features, particularly a beak - like nose. he was wearing a loose, long slushy overcoat that hung down to his ankles, looking like a rug draped over his bony shoulders, and a soggy, old brown hat, as battered as the shoes he had brought in.
identify the plot element in this passage.
a. exposition
b. climax
c. falling action
d. rising action

Explanation:

This passage provides descriptive details introducing the character Max, which is the core purpose of exposition—establishing character, setting, or background information at the start or early part of a narrative, rather than advancing the central conflict (rising action), reaching the story's peak (climax), or wrapping up events (falling action).

Answer:

A. exposition