All at once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was
stumping along eastward at a good walk, and the other a
girl of maybe eight or ten who was running as hard as she
was able down a cross street. Well, sir, the two ran into
one another naturally enough at the corner; and then
came the horrible part of the thing; for the man trampled
calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on the
ground.
-The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson
How does this passage develop the plot?
O Mr. Hyde's actions cause Mr. Utterson to serve as
the injured girl's lawyer.
Mr. Hyde's actions reveal his evil nature and cause
Mr. Utterson to investigate him.
O Mr. Hyde's actions force Dr. Jekyll to reveal that Mr.
Hyde is blackmailing him.

The passage from "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" develops the plot because Mr. Hyde's actions reveal his evil nature and cause Mr. Utterson to investigate him. (option B)

Plot development

The plot is the story itself, the sequence of linked events that take place in the characters' lives, always in a cause-and-consequence manner. To develop the plot of a story, the author will use the characters words and actions.

In the excerpt from "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," the author uses Mr. Hyde's action of trampling over the little girl to develop the plot. The action shows his evil nature and makes Mr. Utterson suspicious of the man.

With the information above in mind, we can choose option B as the best answer.

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