Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. [T]he inmates of my house were locked in the most rigorous hours of slumber; and I determined, flushed as I was with hope and triumph, to venture in my new shape as far as to my bedroom. I crossed the yard, wherein the constellations looked down upon me, I could have thought, with wonder, the first creature of that sort that their unsleeping vigilance had yet disclosed to them . . . What do Dr. Jekyll’s thoughts reveal about him in this excerpt?
Answer
A
He is interested in studying the movements of the stars.
B
He is jealous of those who can sleep through the night.
C
He is revered for his scientific advances.
D
He is proud and enthusiastic about his initial results.
Explanation
Jekyll describes himself as “flushed” with “hope and triumph” as he ventures out in his new shape. His thought that the stars are witnessing a creature they have never seen before shows his excitement and pride in the result of his experiment. The stars are part of his imaginative reflection, not evidence that he is studying their movements.
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