Read the excerpts from chapter one of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.Excerpt 1:That evening Mr. Utterson came home to his bachelor house in sombre spirits and sat down to dinner without relish. It was his custom of a Sunday, when this meal was over, to sit close by the fire, a volume of some dry divinity on his reading desk, until the clock of the neighbouring church rang out the hour of twelve, when he would go soberly and gratefully to bed.Excerpt 2:[Dr. Lanyon] was a hearty, healthy, dapper, red-faced gentleman, with a shock of hair prematurely white, and a boisterous and decided manner. At sight of Mr. Utterson, he sprang up from his chair and welcomed him with both hands. The geniality, as was the way of the man, was somewhat theatrical to the eye; but it reposed on genuine feeling.
Answer
A
Dr. Lanyon is more studious than Mr. Utterson.
B
Dr. Lanyon is more famous than Mr. Utterson.
C
Dr. Lanyon is more generous than Mr. Utterson.
D
Dr. Lanyon is more sociable than Mr. Utterson.
Explanation
Dr. Lanyon is described as hearty and boisterous, and he jumps up to welcome Utterson with both hands. The narrator also says his geniality rests on genuine feeling, suggesting he is warm and outgoing. Utterson, by contrast, spends Sunday evening quietly reading alone by the fire. These details support the idea that Dr. Lanyon is more sociable than Mr. Utterson.
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