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Read the excerpt from chapter 1 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable.

Which best explains why this excerpt is part of the plot’s exposition?

It helps to develop the central conflict of the story.
It provides background information about a character.
It hints at what is going to happen to Mr. Utterson.
It describes Mr. Utterson as a man not to be trusted.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It provides background information about a character.

Explanation: Exposition introduces characters and their traits; this sentence describes Utterson’s appearance and personality to establish who he is early in the story.