Read the excerpt from "A Pair of Silk Stockings" and look at the plot diagram. “A dollar and ninety-eight cents,” she mused aloud. “Well, I’ll take this pair.” She handed the girl a five dollar bill and waited for her change and for her parcel. What a very small parcel it was! It seemed lost in the depths of her shabby old shopping-bag.


Where does this excerpt from the story best fit on the plot diagram?

A. falling action

B. exposition

C. climax

D. resolution