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Read the three excerpts from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions, counted them the chief jewel of each week, and not only set aside occasions of pleasure, but even resisted the calls of business, that they might enjoy them uninterrupted.***Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration. "You are sure he used a key?” he inquired at last.***That evening Mr. Utterson came home to his bachelor house in sombre spirits and sat down to dinner without relish.

A
angry.
B
bored.
C
sad.
D
worried.
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Which passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the most characteristic of gothic literature?

A
“Black mail I suppose; an honest man paying through the nose for some of the capers of his youth.”
B
“I feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment.”
C
“And yet it’s not so sure; for the buildings are so packed together about the court, that it’s hard to say where one ends and another begins.”
D
“There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something down-right detestable.”
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Suki is writing an essay comparing another gothic text to this excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.On his way out, the lawyer stopped and had a word or two with Poole. "By the bye,” said he, "there was a letter handed in to-day: what was the messenger like?” But Poole was positive nothing had come except by post; "and only circulars by that,” he added.

A
a horrific event
B
a mysterious event
C
a supernatural event
D
an amusing event
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Which line from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde best characterizes Dr. Jekyll as ill?

A
He did not rise to meet his visitor, but held out a cold hand and bade him welcome in a changed voice.
B
The doctor shuddered. “They were crying it in the square,” he said. “I heard them in my dining-room.”
C
“Utterson, I swear to God,” cried the doctor, “I swear to God I will never set eyes on him again . . .”
D
He was busy, he was much in the open air, he did good; his face seemed to open and brighten . . .
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Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.It was late in the afternoon, when Mr. Utterson found his way to Dr. Jekyll’s door, where he was at once admitted by Poole, and carried down by the kitchen offices and across a yard which had once been a garden, to the building which was indifferently known as the laboratory or dissecting rooms.

A
climax.
B
exposition.
C
falling action.
D
rising action.

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