Given below are six sentences taken from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are numbered S1 and S2 and are placed in the first and last positions respectively. The other four sentences between the first and last sentences are jumbled up and are numbered A, B, C, and D. Rearrange the jumbled sentences in a logical sequence keeping the unity and coherence of the paragraph intact.
Choose the correct alternative that best describes the sequence.
S1. At half-past eleven that night he drove up to the entrance of the Paris Hotel
A. He was admitted.
B. Grohol sky was packing his things in a portmanteau, Liza was sitting at the table trying on bracelets.
C. He went noisily upstairs and knocked at the door of Grohol sky's apartments.
D. They were both frightened when Bugrov went in to them.
S2. They fancied that he had come for Liza and had brought back the money which he had taken in haste without reflection.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
S1 sets the scene: a character, Bugrov, drives up to a hotel entrance at 11:30 PM.
The next logical step is for him to enter the building, which is described in sentence C: "He went noisily upstairs and knocked at the door of Grohol sky's apartments."
Following the knock, he is allowed in, as stated in sentence A: "He was admitted."
Once admitted, the scene inside the apartment is described in sentence B: "Grohol sky was packing his things in a portmanteau, Liza was sitting at the table trying on bracelets."
The immediate reaction to Bugrov's entrance is in sentence D: "They were both frightened when Bugrov went in to them."
Finally, S2 concludes the paragraph by explaining why they were frightened, creating a coherent sequence: S1, C, A, B, D, S2.