Read the passage. which stage of the plot is this? alex rushed out to the mailbox as soon as the mailman left. his hands shook as he grabbed the mail from the mailbox and quickly flipped through a mix of junk mail and bills. finally, a return address caught his eye. this is it, he thought. this is what i've been waiting for. but when alex read the envelope, he saw it was addressed to his parents. 'i can open it, can't i? mom and dad will understand, right? ' a. exposition b. rising action c. climax d. falling action