Studying Plot Quick Check

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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 chemist’s counter. It could be nothing else but a cake of soap, and it had evidently fallen out of the youth’s overcoat pocket when he flung himself down on the seat.
Which component of the plot structure of this story is described in this excerpt?

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Responses which answer is correct and why

the climax
the climax

the resolution
the resolution

the rising action
the rising action

the falling action
the falling action
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Answer 1

The component of the plot structure described in this excerpt is the falling action.

This is because the excerpt shows a moment of realization or consequence following the climax of the story. The protagonist, Gortsby, discovers the small packet on the ground, which likely leads to a resolution of the conflict or misunderstanding related to the youth he had previously encountered. The falling action typically occurs after the climax and leads towards the resolution, where the consequences of the climax are explored.