Which event from “the first seven years” is an example of falling action?
a. sobel confesses his love for miriam to feld.
b. feld asks sobel to wait before proposing to miriam.
c. feld realizes that miriam knows sobel loves her.
d. sobel quits his job as feld’s assistant.

Falling action is the part of a plot that comes right after the climax, which means that the main conflict of the story is already resolved. According to this definition, the falling action of “The First Seven Years” is shown here: Feld asks Sobel to wait before proposing to Miriam. Options A and C are events of climax, and the third one is a result of it.