Read the story then me answer the first question on the bottom

Which statement best expresses the meaning of these lines from “the courage that my mother had”? that courage like a rock, which she / has no more need of, and i have. a. the speaker equates her mother's courage with a rock. b. the speaker needs the kind of courage her mother showed. c. the speaker realizes her mother no longer needs courage d. the speaker realizes her mother found courage in rocks.

Which inference can a reader make based on the information in the excerpt?

Which of the following is not a part of plot? exposition falling action rising action conflict i believe its conflict