Title of short story or novel Open Boat Author Stephen Crane Part 1: The Climax of the Story Describe the climax of your novel or short story in a three- to five-sentence paragraph. Provide two examples of dialogue from characters in the story that support the climax you identified. Provide two examples of text evidence (other than dialogue) to support the climax you identified. In a paragraph of six to eight sentences, explain how the dialogue and text evidence support the climax you identified. Part 2: Falling Action In a paragraph of three to five sentences, explain at least two falling action events from your novel or short story and how they relate to the climax.

well stockyards mean a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted. and i'm assuming that by party you   mean a large group of people which does make sense because chicago is a very crowded place much like new york. stockyards tend to take up a lot of room due to needing the area for pens to keep animals in and the fact that stockyards are usually right by slaughterhouse where they process and distribute the product. so its much like a zoo but with some dead animal products close by.

the correct answer is b:

romeo and company are going to sneak in through the back.  

romeo was depressed because he wanted to try to forget about rosaline and be happy again. so mercutio told him to just go and have fun. and they sneak through the back because capuleto and montague families were enemies.