Read each of the excerpts from The Awakening.
[Madame Ratignolle) acceded to the suggestion of bouillon, which was grateful and acceptable. [Roger Lebrun]
went himself to the kitchen, which was a building apart from the cottages and lying to the rear of the house. And
he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sèvres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the
saucer.
Madame Lebrun went back to the machine, crimson with annoyance. Victor was the younger son and brother-a
tête montée [hot-headed], with a temper which invited violence and a will which no ax could break.
Which best explains how these two scenes from chapter 8 contribute to the novel's plot development?
A. They contribute to the exposition by describing the type of society in which the Lebrun brothers live.
B. They contribute to the climax by describing a turning point in the relationship of the Lebrun brothers.
C. They contribute to the rising action by revealing additional information about the characters of the Lebrun brothers.
D. They contribute to the resolution by revealing a solution to the conflict between the Lebrun brothers.