In "The Piece of String," market day in the village of Goderville is busy and hectic, as people from near and far come to the village. Which statement best explains how this event develops the plot?

It serves as the falling action of the story because it shows that people almost always get what they deserve.

It is part of the rising action of the story, which builds the reader's suspense about how Hauchecorne will prove his innocence.

It resolves the main conflict of the story by showing that Hauchecorne was innocent all along.

It acts as a part of the exposition, establishing the circumstances and setting that surround the action of the story.

What inference can be made about the characters beliefs

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lady bracknell. well, i must say, algernon, that i think it is high time that mr. bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or to die. this shilly-shallying with the question is absurd. . i should be much obliged if you would ask mr. bunbury, from me, to be kind enough not to have a relapse on saturday, for i rely on you to arrange my music for me. it is my last reception, and one wants something that will encourage conversation, particularly at the end of the season when every one has practically said whatever they had to say, which, in most cases, was probably not much. what aspect of lady bracknell’s behavior does wilde use to poke fun at the importance placed on frivolous events in formal society? her concern with a party instead of mr. bunbury’s health her interest in playing classical music at her reception her jealousy over algernon’s friendship with the sickly mr. bunbury her concern about the health of algernon’s friend

Which example from lorraine hansberry's a raisin in the sun demonstrates the idea of self-determination?