Read the events of the story’s plot. The main characters are introduced—a boy and his parents.

The parents discuss hiking in a national park.

The parents plan a family vacation to Yellowstone National Park; the boy learns in school about wildlife in Yellowstone, including bears; the parents notice the boy is uneasy.

The boy is frightened by rustling noises while hiking on a trail with his family at Yellowstone.

The boy and his family see deer by the trees.

The boy wakes up early the next morning, excited to spend another day hiking at Yellowstone.
If you were using a plot diagram, which event would be mapped as the exposition?

The boy is frightened by rustling noises while hiking on a trail with his family at Yellowstone.

The main characters are introduced—a boy and his parents.

The boy wakes up early the next morning, excited to spend another day hiking at Yellowstone.

The boy and his family see deer by the trees.