Question

Passage Sojourner Truth

Use the passage and instruction paragraph to answer the question.

Refer to the stage direction that shows Rebecca kneeling at Mama’s feet. Rebecca pleads with her mother to come with her to hear Truth speak.

What structural part of the play does this stage direction and dialogue represent?

(1 point)
Responses

climax
climax

falling action
falling action

rising action
rising action

exposition
exposition

Answer 1

rising action

This moment builds tension and advances the conflict by showing Rebecca's urgent attempt to persuade her mother before the central event (Truth's speech), so it functions as rising action.