Match the events of the short story “Charles” to the appropriate plot diagram moments below.(

Question

exposition, rising action or inciting incident, climax, falling action and resolution or denoument

Laurie comes home to tell his family in many details all about a naughty child in his school, named Charles.
Charles is revealed to not be real, it is Laurie who is actually Charles
Laurie's mother notices that Charles is never mentioned or spoken about in the meeting
the narrator, lauries mother, describes him becoming a big kid and going to school for the first time
Laurie's mother attends the school meeting to confront the school about charles

Answer 1

Here is a matching of the events of the short story “Charles” to the appropriate plot diagram moments:

1. Exposition: The narrator, Laurie's mother, describes him becoming a big kid and going to school for the first time.

2. Rising Action or Inciting Incident: Laurie comes home to tell his family in many details all about a naughty child in his school, named Charles.

3. Climax: Laurie's mother attends the school meeting to confront the school about Charles.

4. Falling Action: Laurie's mother notices that Charles is never mentioned or spoken about in the meeting.

5. Resolution or Denouement: Charles is revealed to not be real; it is Laurie who is actually Charles.