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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the main purpose of the rising action in a short story? A. to reveal the resolution of the conflict B. to build interest and suspense C. to describe the turning point of the story D. to give background information about the characters

OpenStudy (anonymous):

B

OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):

exposition would be D, so that's out. A would be the resolution/ending basically. C is the climax... sooo your answer is B :) you're leading up to the big event by building suspense and interest and then BAM. there's your turning point. hope that makes sense and helps :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks ^^

OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):

np

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the rising action is to bring the readers intrest into the story. if thier isnt rising action readers would get board and quit reading the book. :) so the answer would be B

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