The plot structure of "The First Seven Years" by Bernard Malamud most closely resembles which of the event series below? A. epiphany, resolution, crisis B. disruption, epiphany, resolution C. courtship, confession, epiphany D. epiphany, courtship, heartbreak

"The First Seven Years" is actually a collection of stories written by the author Bernard Malamud. The first story of this collection is "The Magic Barrel," which was written in the year 1958. And among his story collections, the plot structure that is present here most closely similar to the event series of epiphany, resolution, crisis. The answer is option A.