Ramayana: Plot Development

How does the sentence contribute to the development of the plot?

"Not much later, as fate would have it a special prince was born in the capital city of Ayodhya."

• It reveals the resolution by showing who will defeat Ravana

• It begins the conflict by showing who will battle Ravana

• It contributes to the exposition by establishing the main characters and setting

• It contributes to the rising action by building suspense about Rama's situation

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How does the sentence contribute to the development of the plot?

"The demon snatched up the princess and sped away on his chariot."

• It creates suspense by showing how Rama searches for his wife

• It is a turning point in the story that changes the direction of Rama's journey

• It creates a mystery by revealing that Ravana is pretending to be someone else

• It shows the resolution by revealing that Rama will have to fight Ravana

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How does the excerpt contribute to the development of the plot?

"As Vishvamitra performed last rites for the slain demon Tataka, he explained that Rama's actions that day would have ramifications in the future and cautioned him to always be mindful of his duty."

• It contributes to the exposition by introducing readers to Vishvamitra's character

• It provides rising action to the passage to build suspense

• It foreshadows events that happen later in the passage

• It states the climax of the story

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How does the excerpt contribute to the development of the plot?

"The demon king looked into the future and was stunned to see his army fallen and destroyed at the hand of Rama."

• It establishes the main conflict between the characters in the story

• It provides rising action to the passage to build suspense

• It foreshadows events that happen later in the passage

• It states the climax of the story

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How does the excerpt contribute to the development of the plot?

"I know, gross, but hey, demons have hearts as well, event if they want to eat everyone else's most of the time."

• It gives a lesson to be learned from the passage

• It provided comedy to lighten the passage's mood

• It foreshadows events that happen later in the passage

• It marks a major turning point in the story

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How does the sentence development the plot?

"Hanuman jumped across the roofs of Lanka, his long tail dragging behind him, leaving a trail of fire as the entire city was set ablaze."

• It resolves the conflict between the passage's characters

• It contributes to the rising action by building suspense and excitement

• It includes the climax of the story

• It contributes to the falling action

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How does the sentence development the plot?

"Just then the garden doors burst open open and Ravana entered, demanding that Sita become his queen or wind up as his dinner."

• It includes the climax by showing how dangerous Sita's situation has become

• It contributes to the rising action by building suspense about what will happen to Sita

• It contributes to the falling action by describing how Sita and Rama's relationship has changed

• It reveals the story's resolution by showing how Sita will be forced to marry Ravana

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How does the sentence development the plot?

"Ravana only asked never to be defeated by a god or a demon-he was still vulnerable to humans and animals."

• It foreshadows the resolution to the conflict in the story

• It creates a mystery by revealing that Vishnu will become Rama

• It shows a turning point by revealing when Vishnu becomes Rama

• It gives a lesson to be learned in the passage

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How does the sentence development the plot?

"Rama was stripped of his crown at once and commanded by his father to be exiled from the kingdom."

• It contributes to the exposition of the story by establishing the main characters and setting

• It creates a mystery by questioning who will be king

• It marks a major turning point in Rama's journey through life

• It establishes conflict between Rama and Kaikeyi

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How does the sentence development the plot?

"Once Rama even went so far as to name an attractive variety of custard apples after Sita, calling it "Sitaphal"; in turn, Sita did the same, naming a different color of the same fruit "Ramaphal."

• It contributes to the exposition of the story by establishing the main characters and setting

• It creates a sense of romance between the story's characters

• It marks a major turning point in Rama's journey through life

• It provides comedy to lighten the passage's mood

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