Read the excerpt from chapter 4 of The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
At this moment, however, the rooms bore every mark of
having been recently and hurriedly ransacked; clothes
ay about the floor, with their pockets inside out; lock-fast
drawers stood open; and on the hearth there lay a pile of
grey ashes, as though many papers had been burned.
From these embers the inspector disinterred the butt end
of a green cheque book, which had resisted the action of
the fire; the other half of the stick was found behind the
door; and as this clinched his suspicions, the officer
declared himself delighted.
How does this excerpt develop the plot?
O The condition of the room and its contents cause Mr.
Utterson and Inspector Newcomen to plan a trip to the
bank in hopes of catching Mr. Hyde.
O
The condition of the room and its contents cause Mr.
Utterson and Newcomen to start investigating
someone other than Mr. Hyde.
The condition of the room and its contents cause Mr.
Utterson and Inspector Newcomen to consider Mr.
Hyde as a murder suspect.
The condition of the room and its contents cause Mr.
Utterson and Inspector Newcomen to contact Dr.
Jekyll to see if he can provide any answers.