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Question 17 • English Language Arts 12

One theme in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is "It is important to trust one’s instinct.” Which line from the book best supports this theme?

Answer
A
“I’m book-learned enough for that; but a man has his feelings, and I give you my bible-word it was Mr. Hyde!”
B
“You have not forgot, sir, that at the time of the murder he had still the key with him?”
C
“This is beyond me, Poole,” said the lawyer. “Let us go back to the cabinet.”
D
“That is the same drug that I was always bringing him,” said Poole.

Explanation

The theme is about trusting instinct, or what a person feels even without proof. In choice A, the speaker admits he cannot explain it through learning but trusts his feelings, insisting, “it was Mr. Hyde!” The other lines focus on a key, returning to a room, or identifying a drug rather than trusting instinct.

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