Which element of plot does this excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw best represent?
But her husband was on his hands and knees groping
wildly on the floor in search of the paw. If he could only
find it before the thing outside got in. A perfect fusillade of knocks reverberated through the house, and he heard the
scraping of a chair as his wife put it down in the passage
against the door. He heard the creaking of the bolt as it
came slowly back, and at the same moment he found the
monkey's paw, and frantically breathed his third and last
wish.
A. Conclusion
B. Climax
C. Falling action
D. Conflict

Read the passage.which statement best describes how pacing of events heightens tension

Read these paragraphs from the story. i told him my address. it would take an hour’s quick walk to get back home. “it’s like this,” he said. “we’ll look at the matter straight. if you go back home tonight, you take your chance of accidents. a cart may run over you, and there’s always banana skins and orange peel, to say nothing of fallen ladders.” he spoke of the improbable with an intense seriousness that would have been laughable six hours before. but i did not laugh. what does this interaction between the two men reveal about james? james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation. james is dismayed by the things mr. atkinson says and begins to feel uncomfortable. james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying. james is appreciative of mr. atkinson's concern and wonders if he should hurry home. the correct answer is; "james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying." i am not putting this up so someone can answer but so when people search this they will know the correct the correct answer is not; "james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation." everyone said that was the right answer but its your

Identify the homophone pair that needs to be corrected in these sentence