Match the following quotes/events in the story "The Clown" from the column on the left with the corresponding part of the plot in the column on the right.

1.
"But no, the laugh, now diminishing from a roar into a sort of breathless squealing, was none other than my own."

2.
"But Slick was still seated at his desk, eyes clenched, pencil up his nose."

3.
"One day before school, I made the mistake of bragging to Slick that I was going to make it all the way through the year without getting snatched by Miss Bindle."

A. conclusion
B. introduction
C. falling action
D. climax
E. rising action