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Question 25 • TX-College Prep English A

Suki is writing an essay comparing another gothic text to this excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.On his way out, the lawyer stopped and had a word or two with Poole. "By the bye,” said he, "there was a letter handed in to-day: what was the messenger like?” But Poole was positive nothing had come except by post; "and only circulars by that,” he added.

Answer
A
a horrific event
B
a mysterious event
C
a supernatural event
D
an amusing event

Explanation

The lawyer believes a letter was delivered by a messenger, but Poole insists that nothing arrived except circulars by post. This unexplained contradiction creates uncertainty about what happened, making it a mysterious event. The excerpt does not describe anything horrific, supernatural, or amusing.

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