Read this excerpt from "Eleven".
"Whose is this?" Mrs. Price says, and she holds the red sweater up in the air for all the class to see. "Whose? It's been sitting in the coatroom for a month."

Which statement best describes this part of the story?

It is the exposition because it introduces the conflict.
It is the rising action because characters are reacting to conflict.
It is the climax because it is a time of great tension.
It is the falling action because questions will be answered.