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

"It was late in the afternoon, when Mr. Utterson found his way to Dr. Jekyll’s door, where he was at once admitted by Poole, and carried down by the kitchen offices and across a yard which had once been a garden, to the building which was indifferently known as the laboratory or dissecting rooms."

This excerpt is part of the plot’s

A. climax.
B. exposition.
C. falling action.
D. rising action.

Answer :

Final answer:

The excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is part of the rising action of the plot as Mr. Utterson visits Dr. Jekyll's laboratory.

the correct option is D

Explanation:

The excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is part of the rising action of the plot. In this excerpt, Mr. Utterson visits Dr. Jekyll's laboratory, which sets the stage for the events that follow in the story. The reader gets a sense of mystery and suspense as Mr. Utterson enters the unfamiliar and eerie setting of the laboratory.

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