AnswersGosciewski WCA 0431 English 12 - 1st 9 weeks 26-27Part 1: Gothic Fiction: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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

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Analyzing internal conflicts helps the reader to

A
discredit textual evidence.
B
discover background knowledge.
C
create comprehension strategies.
D
make inferences and predictions.
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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.

A
Poole dislikes his employer, Mr. Jekyll.
B
Poole distrusts the lawyer, Mr. Utterson.
C
Mr. Utterson suspects that Hyde delivered the letter.
D
Mr. Utterson does not expect Poole’s response.
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A
dramatic
B
external
C
internal
D
powerful
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To make an inference, the reader should combine textual evidence with

A
background knowledge.
B
characters’ names.
C
plot elements.
D
strong opinions.
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Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."I do not blame our old friend,” Jekyll wrote, "but I share his view that we must never meet. I mean from henceforth to lead a life of extreme seclusion; you must not be surprised, nor must you doubt my friendship, if my door is often shut even to you. You must suffer me to go my own dark way. ”Now, read the prediction.I predict that Utterson will refuse to abandon Jekyll completely and will continue to seek him out.

A
“. . . it may be doubted if, from that day forth, Utterson desired the society of his surviving friend with the same eagerness.”
B
“He thought of him kindly; but his thoughts were disquieted and fearful.”
C
“He went to call indeed; but he was perhaps relieved to be denied admittance . . .”
D
“Utterson became so used to the unvarying character of these reports, that he fell off little by little in the frequency of his visits.”
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Which lines describing Dr. Jekyll confirm the prediction? Select three answers.

A
“He was busy, he was much in the open air, he did good . . .”
B
“. . . for more than two months, the doctor was at peace.”
C
“On the 12th, and again on the 14th, the door was shut against the lawyer.”
D
“The doctor, it appeared, now more than ever confined himself to the cabinet . . .”
E
“. . . he was out of spirits, he had grown very silent, he did not read . . .”
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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.

A
Poole is conflicted about barring Utterson from the house.
B
Utterson is conflicted about his attitude toward Jekyll.
C
Jekyll is conflicted about isolating himself from society.
D
Utterson is conflicted about bothering Poole repeatedly.
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A
conclusion
B
conflict
C
prediction
D
strategy
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When new information proves that a reader’s prediction is wrong, the reader should

A
list the reasons why the prediction was incorrect.
B
reread the entire passage slowly from the beginning.
C
make a new prediction based on the new information.
D
continue reading without making any more predictions.

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