Fast read the excerpt from "on the mountain.” half an hour later, she knew she was going to have to be more resourceful. with the sun moving across the sky toward sunset, she opened her daypack to see what she had to work with. a cell phone, of course, but there was no reception in the area. flashlight, protein bar, whistle, extra sweater, bandages, aspirin, burn cream, space blanket, peanuts, water bottle, matches, pocket knife. she ate some peanuts and took a couple of aspirin with a swig of water from her canteen, hoping they would relieve the pain in her knee. this excerpt is part of the story’s exposition. rising action. climax. falling action.  which is it 

Climax is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Exposition is used to give readers information about elements in a text, such as the characters or events.

Rising action is a series of events that have an effect on the story. They help to create tension or suspense in a story or text.

Climax refers to the highest point of tension in a story.

Falling action happens right after the climax and the story is solved and leads to a closure.

In the excerpt, we can see how the subject ("she") is getting ready to face a bad situation with the things she has, which could be understood as rising action. However, at the very beginning of the paragraph, the time is set by indicating how much time has passed (half an hour) meaning that the highest point of tension has already been reached, turning C into the correct answer.

a, b, and c are all correct.