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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 oit 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 quinine1 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
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Answer 1

In the text, tension is heightened by the character waking up to a peculiar noise and the subsequent discovery of a medicine's altered taste and texture, suggesting possible tampering.

Step-by-step explanation:

The two events in the text that work together to build tension are (1) the character waking up and peering about due to a strange noise, and (3) the discovery that the powder is unexpectedly tasteless and different in texture from what was expected. The first event sets a scene of wary alertness, while the third raises suspicion and doubt about something being amiss, especially with the medicinal powders that seem to have been tampered with. Both these elements introduce a sense of unease and anticipation of something going wrong, effectively building tension in the narrative.