Question

At this moment, however, the rooms bore every mark of having been recently and hurriedly ransacked; clothes lay about the floor, with their pockets inside out; lock-fast drawers stood open; and on the hearth there lay a pile of grey ashes, as though many papers had been burned. From these embers the inspector disinterred the butt end of a green cheque book, which had resisted the action of the fire; the other half of the stick was found behind the door; and as this clinched his suspicions, the officer declared himself delighted.

Where in the plot is this excerpt found?


resolution

falling action

climax

rising action

Answer 1

That's the rising action. You can tell something is going to happen soon just based on how descriptive it is being. :D

Answer 2

Since this particular excerpt is showing clues to a mystery, but also adds even more mystery, as the clues are still not tied to the main story, but are only tidbits that urge a reader to continue reading, so he/she may dig more of the story, and find out where these clues end, the correct answer here would be Rising action.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason for this comes from understanding that in a plot sequence, it is during the rising action that clues, tidbits, and even more questions that add to the mystery, begin to be uncovered, but only partially, so that the reader just keeps on reading to find out where all these clues are leading. That is why this is the correct answer.