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Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Upon the reading of this letter, I made sure my colleague was insane; but till that was proved beyond the possibility of doubt, I felt bound to do as he requested. . . . I rose accordingly from table, got into a hansom, and drove straight to Jekyll’s house. The butler was awaiting my arrival; he had received by the same post as mine a registered letter of instruction, and had sent at once for a locksmith and a carpenter. The tradesmen came while we were yet speaking; and we moved in a body to old Dr. Denman’s surgical theatre, from which . . . Jekyll’s private cabinet is most conveniently entered. The door was very strong, the lock excellent; the carpenter avowed he would have great trouble and have to do much damage, if force were to be used; and the locksmith was near despair. But this last was a handy fellow, and after two hour’s work, the door stood open. . . . I took out the drawer, had it filled up with straw and tied in a sheet, and returned with it to Cavendish Square.

Which is the best summary of the events described?

Before finishing the letter, Lanyon decides to leave to go talk to Jekyll’s butler. Together, they decide to call both a locksmith and a carpenter to help them find where the drawer is in the house.

Lanyon feels pressured to help Jekyll, so he drives to Cavendish Square. He calls a locksmith to help him break into Jekyll’s private cabinet to get the drawer out without harming the contents.

Lanyon calls the butler to arrange for a locksmith to help them get the drawer out of Jekyll’s cabinet. He drives to Jekyll’s house to pick up the drawer and then returns to his home in Cavendish Square.

After reading the letter, Lanyon feels obligated to complete Jekyll’s request, so he drives to Jekyll’s house. With the help of the butler, the locksmith, and the carpenter, Lanyon is able to retrieve the drawer and return home.

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Answer 1

Answer:

After reading the letter, Lanyon feels obligated to complete Jekyll’s request, so he drives to Jekyll’s house. With the help of the butler, the locksmith, and the carpenter, Lanyon is able to retrieve the drawer and return home.

Explanation:

Eventhough Mr. Hyde thinks that Dr Jekyll was insane and out of his mind, he wasn´t completely sure about it so when he receives the letter and reads it, he starts to do the preparations for what Dr Jekyll asked him to do, upon his arrival to the house the butler had received a letter with instructions like Mr Hyde, so he starts to do what it´s asked from him in the letter.

Answer 2

The last answer option is the correct answer. This option shows that: After reading the letter, Lanyon feels obligated to complete Jekyll's request, so he drives to Jekyll's house. With the help of the butler, the locksmith, and the carpenter, Lanyon is able to retrieve the drawer and return home.

What is a summary?

• A short and objective text.
• A text that represents the events of another text.
• A text that represents another text in a summarized form.
• A text that represents the most important information in a text.

When we read the excerpt, we can see that the important moments are reading the letter, accepting Jekyll's request, and the participation of the butler, locksmith, and carpenter in the recovery of the drawer. Therefore, the last answer option is the one with the best summary.

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