Read the excerpt from chapter 3 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."Well, but since we have touched upon this business, and for the last time I hope,” continued the doctor, "there is one point I should like you to understand. I have really a very great interest in poor Hyde. I know you have seen him; he told me so; and I fear he was rude. But I do sincerely take a great, a very great interest in that young man; and if I am taken away, Utterson, I wish you to promise me that you will bear with him and get his rights for him. I think you would, if you knew all; and it would be a weight off my mind if you would promise.”
Answer
A
It makes the reader wonder how Mr. Utterson came to know Dr. Jekyll.
B
It makes the reader wonder how Mr. Utterson and Dr. Jekyll are connected.
C
It makes the reader wonder why Dr. Jekyll has such an interest in Hyde.
D
It makes the reader wonder why Mr. Utterson is suspicious of Mr. Hyde.
Explanation
Dr. Jekyll emphasizes that he has “a very great interest” in Hyde and asks Utterson to protect Hyde’s rights if anything happens to him. Because Jekyll does not explain why he feels so strongly or what connects him to Hyde, the excerpt makes the reader wonder why Jekyll is so interested in him. The correct choice is “It makes the reader wonder why Dr. Jekyll has such an interest in Hyde.”
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