Part II: Short Response Questions: Esperanza Rising. You will need a copy of Esperanza Rising to answer the
Exposition - Beginning of the story describing how things are before the action begins
Rising Action - Series of conflicts and crises in the story that build toward the climax
Climax - The turning point, when something important happens that changes the direction of the story
Falling Action - The action that happens after the climax and starts to guide the story toward the resolution
Resolution - Tying everything together