Part 3: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Making Inferences and Predictions Answers

Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."No,” said the other. "I cannot say that I care what becomes of Hyde; I am quite done with him. I was thinking of my own character, which this hateful business has rather exposed.”

Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."And now,” said Mr. Utterson, as soon as Poole had left them, "you have heard the news?”The doctor shuddered. "They were crying it in the square,” he said. "I heard them in my dining-room.”"One word,” said the lawyer. "Carew was my client, but so are you, and I want to know what I am doing. You have not been mad enough to hide this fellow?”"Utterson, I swear to God,” cried the doctor, "I swear to God I will never set eyes on him again. I bind my honour to you that I am done with him in this world. It is all at an end. And indeed he does not want my help; you do not know him as I do; he is safe, he is quite safe; mark my words, he will never more be heard of.”

When making an inference, the reader should be sure to support the inference with

Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.On his way out, the lawyer stopped and had a word or two with Poole. "By the bye,” said he, "there was a letter handed in to-day: what was the messenger like?” But Poole was positive nothing had come except by post; "and only circulars by that,” he added.

When new information proves that a reader’s prediction is wrong, the reader should

Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it; and it may be doubted if, from that day forth, Utterson desired the society of his surviving friend with the same eagerness. He thought of him kindly; but his thoughts were disquieted and fearful. He went to call indeed; but he was perhaps relieved to be denied admittance; perhaps, in his heart, he preferred to speak with Poole upon the doorstep and surrounded by the air and sounds of the open city, rather than to be admitted into that house of voluntary bondage, and to sit and speak with its inscrutable recluse.

Read the chart about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

What internal conflicts does Utterson experience in the passage? Select three answers.

Analyzing internal conflicts helps the reader to

Which lines describing Dr. Jekyll confirm the prediction? Select three answers.