one day cory bought one pair of socks that costs $2.50 each and 3 pair of shoes that coats d dolloars each. He spent a total of $135.97

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.