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Part 6: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Character

Question 1 • (Gosciewski) WCA 0431 English 12 - 1st 9 weeks 26-27

Read the excerpts from chapter one of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.Excerpt 1: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.Excerpt 2:[Hyde] is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something down-right detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why.

Answer
A
Mr. Utterson is more confident than Mr. Hyde.
B
Mr. Utterson is more likely to smile.
C
Mr. Utterson is well liked by others, in spite of his flaws.
D
Mr. Utterson is more modern than the old-fashioned Mr. Hyde.

Explanation

Utterson is described as cold and dreary, but the narrator adds that he is “somehow lovable.” Hyde, by contrast, is called displeasing and detestable. This contrast suggests that Utterson is well liked despite his flaws, which matches choice C.

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