"he hesitated, and as he did so heard again the bell; the bicycle bell. it was approaching him fast, bearing down on him, urgent, menacing. he could hear the pedals, almost see the shimmer of an invisible wheel…he was looking into two eyes carved out of expressionless air; he was held by two hands knotted together out of the width of dark." this quote from "sonata for harp and bicycle" occurs at which stage in the plot diagram? 1.falling action2.rising action3.climax4.exposition

The correct option is RISING ACTION.
The plot of a story is usually divided into four basic parts which are exposition, rising action, climax  and falling action. The exposition part is the part that introduces the story, it is the introduction to the story. The rising action is the part that leads to the major interesting area of the story, which is termed the climax. The rising action of a story usually occur after the exposition and before the climax. Rising action leads to the climax of the story. The falling action is the part of the story that occur after the climax of the story has been reached.

Ithink the answer is d.