Swimming to Antarctica, Question Zero

#0. Identifying parts of plot:

A: What part of “Swimming to Antartica” would you identify as the place where the exposition ends and the rising action begins? 

B: Briefly describe four events that are part of the rising action in this account.

C: Unlike some of the short stories we read, this account seems to have a section of falling action. What would you say counts as the climax of this piece, and what events make up the falling action?

D: What event makes up the conclusion of this account?