Part 2: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Plot Development and Conflict Answers

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.Six o’clock struck on the bells of the church that was so conveniently near to Mr. Utterson’s dwelling, and still he was digging at the problem. Hitherto it had touched him on the intellectual side alone; but now his imagination also was engaged, or rather enslaved; and as he lay and tossed in the gross darkness of the night and the curtained room, Mr. Enfield’s tale went by before his mind in a scroll of lighted pictures. He would be aware of the great field of lamps of a nocturnal city; then of the figure of a man walking swiftly; then of a child running from the doctor’s . . .

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.It was a fine dry night; frost in the air; the streets as clean as a ballroom floor; the lamps, unshaken by any wind, drawing a regular pattern of light and shadow. By ten o’clock, when the shops were closed the by-street was very solitary and, in spite of the low growl of London from all round, very silent.

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Which image is most likely to be the setting in a work of gothic fiction?

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."Poor Harry Jekyll,” [Mr. Utterson] thought, "my mind misgives me he is in deep waters! He was wild when he was young; a long while ago to be sure; but in the law of God, there is no statute of limitations. Ay, it must be that; the ghost of some old sin, the cancer of some concealed disgrace . . .”

Which excerpts from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde use direct characterization? Choose three answers.Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile . . .He was austere with himself . . .“Indeed?” said Mr. Utterson, with a slight change of voice, “and what was that?”Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration.No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best . . .

Which sentences establish a gothic setting? Choose three answers.The single bare bulb flickered overhead, casting shadows on the castle wall.The desks were arranged in orderly rows, and soothing music filled the room.The cozy cabin contained quilted bunk beds and a game table for checkers.The cracked plaster walls displayed dusty portraits draped in cobwebs. The dim attic contained trunks of long-forgotten trinkets and treasures.