Match the following quotes/events in the story "The Clown" to the corresponding part of the plot.

1.
"As soon as Miss Bindle's back was turned to scratch some fractions on the blackboard, Slick went into his routine. He took a dainty sip from his ink bottle and then made a terrible face."

2.
"I admit it: my sense of humor is a bit weird. It's caused me some trouble over the years."

3.
"My wild booming laugh detonated like a bomb in the frozen silence of the room And then it happened. 'Clifford! Pat!' snarled Miss Bindle. 'Go to the office!'"

4.
"But no, the laugh, now diminishing from a roar into a sort of breathless squealing, was none other than my own."

5.
"I left the classroom erect and dignified. Cliff went out the door sideways, doing his comical little vaudeville dance. It didn't get a laugh."

A. falling action

B. conclusion

C. rising action

D. introduction

E. climax