Question

the search partys find by grant allen (excerpt) in this excerpt from the beckoning hand and other stories, the narrator, a surgeon, joins an arctic expedition to escape a broken engagement. one of the expeditions members is a man by the name of lemarchant, who quickly becomes one of the teams most despised members. to the narrators horror, he learns that lemarchant is now engaged to his former love. when lemarchant learns this, he sets in motion a plan that has a terrible consequence for both men. (1) presently, i heard a noise again, and woke up quietly, without starting, but just opened my eyes and peered about as well as the dim light of the little oil - lamp would allow me. (2) to my great surprise, i could make out somehow that lemarchant was meddling with the bottles in the medicine - chest.... (3) at four i woke, as i always did, and proceeded to take one of my powders. curiously enough, before i tasted it, the grain appeared to me to be rather coarser and more granular than the quinine i had originally put there. i took a pinch between my finger and thumb, and placed it on my tongue by way of testing it. instead of being bitter, the powder, i found, was insipid and almost tasteless.... 2 select the correct text in the passage. which two events in the text work together to build tension in the passage? (1) presently, i heard a noise again, and woke up quietly, without starting, but just opened my eyes and peered about as well as the dim light of the little oil - lamp would allow me. (2) to my great surprise, i could make out somehow that lemarchant was meddling with the bottles in the medicine - chest.... (3) at four i woke, as i always did, and proceeded to take one of my powders. curiously enough, before i tasted it, the grain appeared to me to be rather coarser and more granular than the quinine i had originally put there. i took a pinch between my finger and thumb, and placed it on my tongue by way of testing it. instead of being bitter, the powder, i found, was insipid and almost tasteless....

Explanation:

The noise waking the narrator creates suspense as they peer into the dim - lit room. Then, seeing Lemarchant meddling with medicine - chest bottles and later finding a strange powder heightens the tension. These events build a sense of unease and anticipation about what will happen next.

Answer:

(2) To my great surprise, I could make out somehow that Lemarchant was meddling with the bottles in the medicine - chest....; (3) At four I woke, as I always did, and proceeded to take one of my powders. Curiously enough, before I tasted it, the grain appeared to me to be rather coarser and more granular than the quinine I had originally put there. I took a pinch between my finger and thumb, and placed it on my tongue by way of testing it. Instead of being bitter, the powder, I found, was insipid and almost tasteless....