Question

the phantom rickshaw
by rudyard kipling (adapted excerpt)
this excerpt is from a collection of ghost stories written by rudyard kipling. the story is told through the narrator, jack, who has had an affair with mrs. wessington, an officers wife. after he has had an affair, mrs. wessington thinks that the end of their romance is a divine interposition and is heartbroken. further on, jack becomes engaged to kitty, a younger woman he loves. eventually, mrs. wessington dies.
(1) while my billy was cautiously feeling his way over the loose shale, and kitty was laughing and chattering at my side - while all simla that is to say as much of it as had then come from the plains, was grouped round the reading - room and pelitis veranda - i was aware that someone, apparently at a vast distance, was calling me by my christian name. it struck me that i had heard the voice before, but when and where i could not at once determine. in the short space it took to cover the road between the path from hamiltons shop and the first plank of the combermere bridge i had thought
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which of the following events causes jack the most distress and increases the tension in the story?
a. hearing someone call him by his christian name
b. seeing that mrs. wessington is the occupant of the rickshaw
c. realizing that kitty does not see mrs. wessingtons rickshaw
d. wondering who owns mrs. wessingtons paraphernalia now
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Explanation:

In the story context, Jack has an affair with Mrs. Wessington. When he realizes that Kitty does not see Mrs. Wessington's rickshaw, it implies a supernatural or distressing element related to his past relationship, which causes him distress and increases tension. Hearing his Christian - name might be a bit odd but not as distressing, seeing Mrs. Wessington in the rickshaw is not as tension - raising as the unseeable rickshaw by Kitty, and wondering about the harpsichord ownership is a minor concern.

Answer:

C. realizing that Kitty does not see Mrs. Wessington's rickshaw