Practice Test Answers

Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde . Guest’s eyes brightened, and he sat down at once and studied it with passion. "No sir,” he said: "not mad; but it is an odd hand.” "And by all accounts a very odd writer,” added the lawyer. Just then the servant entered with a note. "Is that from Dr. Jekyll, sir?” inquired the clerk. "I thought I knew the writing. Anything private, Mr. Utterson?” "Only an invitation to dinner. Why? Do you want to see it?” "One moment. I thank you, sir;” and the clerk laid the two sheets of paper alongside and sedulously compared their contents. "Thank you, sir,” he said at last, returning both; "it’s a very interesting autograph.” The prediction that is most supported by the passage is that Guest will say the note was written by

Based on Poole’s behavior in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , readers can infer that he

Which best explains why this excerpt is part of the plot’s exposition?

What would be the first step to take in summarizing the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ?

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde . What he told me in the next hour, I cannot bring my mind to set on paper. I saw what I saw, I heard what I heard, and my soul sickened at it; and yet now when that sight has faded from my eyes, I ask myself if I believe it, and I cannot answer. My life is shaken to its roots; sleep has left me; the deadliest terror sits by me at all hours of the day and night; and I feel that my days are numbered, and that I must die; and yet I shall die incredulous. As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I can not, even in memory, dwell on it without a start of horror. How does the point of view affect how information is revealed in the excerpt?

Which statement about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is correct?

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Men have before hired bravos to transact their crimes, while their own person and reputation sat under shelter. I was the first that ever did so for his pleasures. I was the first that could plod in the public eye with a load of genial respectability, and in a moment, like a schoolboy, strip off these lendings and spring headlong into the sea of liberty. But for me, in my impenetrable mantle, the safety was complete. Think of it—I did not even exist! Let me but escape into my laboratory door, give me but a second or two to mix and swallow the draught that I had always standing ready; and whatever he had done, Edward Hyde would pass away like the stain of breath upon a mirror; and there in his stead, quietly at home, trimming the midnight lamp in his study, a man who could afford to laugh at suspicion, would be Henry Jekyll. How is Hyde different than the criminals-for-hire mentioned in the excerpt?

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.” How does the conflict in this excerpt create suspense?

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Two doors from one corner, on the left hand going east the line was broken by the entry of a court; and just at that point a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street. It was two storeys high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower storey . . . Which detail from the excerpt best establishes the gothic setting?

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. "Well, it was this way,” returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o’clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. Street after street and all the folks asleep—street after street, all lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church—till at last I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman.” What is the mood of the excerpt?

Which steps should a writer take to establish a strong claim? Choose three correct answers.

Which sentence uses direct characterization?

A ________ is a struggle between opposing forces.

Read the sentence. Emilia didn’t realize the spy had gained the access codes until the security breach happened. Which revision uses an intensive pronoun correctly?

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?