What happens to the conflict in a story during the rising action? a. the conflict lessens, and the author introduces the events that close the story. b. the action of the story concludes, and the conflict is solved. c. it is the moment of greatest tension and the high point of the action. d. the tension builds as the conflict becomes more evident.

The answer is D. The tension builds as the conflict becomes more evident

If you draw a plot diagram, you can see that the Rising Action comes before the Conflict, so that immediately eliminates A through C. The clue is also in the term "Rising Action". The story's action, or the conflict, is "rising", indicating that the events occuring are leading up to the conflict. 

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