Answer: C. Mrs. Jones's bringing Roger into her home and washing his face
Step-by-step explanation:
The rising action is one of the major points of a plot, aimed to spike the reader’s engagement following the exposition (introduction) and ere the climax (most important event of interest).
In this short story by Langston Hughes, the rising action happens when, after kicking Roger to avoid been robbed, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones leaves the door open so that he can get in and clean his face.