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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” — Unit test

Question 1 • NY-Common Core ELA 12

Which statement best describes how Mr. Jekyll’s view of transformation changes throughout the story?

Answer
A
He becomes increasingly willing to share his findings with the community.
B
He becomes increasingly proud of his scientific victory over morality.
C
He becomes increasingly wary of his ability to scientifically defy morality.
D
He becomes increasingly able to control the behavior of his alter ego.

Explanation

At first, Jekyll sees transforming into Hyde as a scientific achievement that lets him separate his respectable self from his darker impulses. As the story progresses, Hyde becomes harder to control, and Jekyll grows frightened by the consequences of trying to separate himself from morality. This makes him increasingly wary of his ability to defy morality through science. He does not become better able to control Hyde, as choice D suggests.

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