Question 914 • Crowley Credit Recovery Algebra II B
Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.The large handsome face of Dr. Jekyll grew pale to the very lips, and there came a blackness about his eyes. "I do not care to hear more,” said he. "This is a matter I thought we had agreed to drop.”"What I heard was abominable,” said Utterson."It can make no change. You do not understand my position,” returned the doctor, with a certain incoherency of manner. "I am painfully situated, Utterson; my position is a very strange—a very strange one. It is one of those affairs that cannot be mended by talking.”
Answer
A
upset by Utterson’s persistence.
B
resigned to discussing the will.
C
offended by Utterson’s disrespect.
D
bored by having the same old argument.
Explanation
Jekyll turns pale, develops a “blackness” around his eyes, and says he does not want to hear more because he thought they had agreed to drop the matter. His strained, incoherent manner and claim that talking cannot mend the situation suggest Utterson’s continued questioning is upsetting him. He is not resigned to discussing the matter; he wants the conversation to stop.
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