In this excerpt, Neil Simon helps the audience best understand Eugene’s

a irritation he feels toward his mother for cooking spaghetti.
b desire to be like his idols, the Yankees baseball players.
c annoyance at being asked to clean his hands.
d frustration he feels because his middle name is Morris.

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.