Question

And the next moment, in a voice that was already fairly well under control, "Have you a graduated glass?” he [Hyde] asked.

I rose from my place with something of an effort and gave him what he asked.

He thanked me with a smiling nod, measured out a few minims of the red tincture and added one of the powders. The mixture, which was at first of a reddish hue, began, in proportion as the crystals melted, to brighten in colour, to effervesce audibly, and to throw off small fumes of vapour. Suddenly and at the same moment, the ebullition ceased and the compound changed to a dark purple, which faded again more slowly to a watery green. My visitor, who had watched these metamorphoses with a keen eye, smiled, set down the glass upon the table, and then turned and looked upon me with an air of scrutiny.

Which is the best summary of the events described?

Hyde asks for a glass. Lanyon gives it to him, and Hyde creates a mixture in it. After the mixture stops transforming, Hyde sets down the glass and looks critically at Lanyon.
Hyde gives a glass to Lanyon and helps him make a mixture that transforms several times before settling to a stop. Then Hyde sets the glass down on the table and smiles.
Hyde asks for a glass, and with great effort, Lanyon gets one for him. Then they both create a mixture in the glass that rapidly transforms, changing from red to purple to green in a few seconds.
Hyde hands a glass over to Lanyon, who wants to make a potion from the powders and crystals that were in the drawer. The compound changes colors several times before stopping.

Answer 1

Hi!

The correct summary for the paragraph is the first one:

Hyde asks for a glass. Lanyon gives it to him, and Hyde creates a mixture in it. After the mixture stops transforming, Hyde sets down the glass and looks critically at Lanyon.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. Hyde asks for a glass. Lanyon gives it to him, and Hyde creates a mixture in it. After the mixture stops transforming, Hyde sets down the glass and looks critically at Lanyon.

Explanation:

A summary refers to a brief account of important points included in a text. This implies a summary of the excerpt presented, which belongs to Strange Cae of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, should include all important points especially in terms of the interaction between Hyde and Lanyion who are the two characters involved in the passage.

According to this, the first important point is that Hyde asks for a glass this can be seen in "Have you a graduated glass?” he [Hyde] asked; after this, Lanyon who is also the narrator gives him the glass "gave him what he asked". Later, Hyde creates a mixture while Lanyon observes the way it changes "measured out a few minims of the red tincture and added one of the powders" and finally Hyde sets down the glass and look at Lanyon "set down the glass upon the table, and then turned and looked upon me with an air of scrutiny".

Therefore, the correct option is the first one as this option contains all important details in the correct order and relates each action to the correct character.