Starter quiz
- In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', it can be argued that the upper-class men in the novella value protecting their ______ over honesty.
- 'reputation' ✓
- From Chapter 1 to Chapter 7 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', how many characters had been murdered by Hyde?
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- 1 ✓
- 2
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- In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', when does Utterson ask for Enfield's silence regarding the terrible things he has seen by Dr. Jekyll's house?
- when he tells him about Hyde trampling on the young girl ✓
- when he sees Jekyll disappear from the window
- both the trampling of the girl and after Jekyll's conversation at the window
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- In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following does Stevenson use as a symbol of concealment?
- upper-class gentlemen
- closed doors ✓
- sealed envelopes ✓
- the city of London
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- In the latter half of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', Dr. Jekyll becomes a recluse. What does this mean?
- He isolates himself from his peers and the rest of society. ✓
- He falls out with one of his closest friends.
- He conducts experiments which are believed to "unscientific".
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- In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', Jekyll's laboratory used to be a dissecting room. What type of laboratory is it now?
- 'chemical' ✓
Exit quiz
- In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which character asks for Mr. Utterson's help at the beginning of the chapter?
- 'Poole' ✓
- In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', match the character to what they believe has happened in Dr. Jekyll.
- Poole⇔believes Jekyll has been murdered ✓
- Mr. Utterson⇔believes Jekyll is still inside the laboratory ✓
- Complete this sentence by adding a word which means 'distrust': 'In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' Poole is ______ his master has gone missing.'
- 'suspicious' ✓
- In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following is not a clue Utterson and Poole find in the laboratory.
- a broken cane ✓
- a broken key
- broken vials
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- In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following is a reasonable inference the reader can make from the fact Jekyll has written a confession?
- Dr. Jekyll killed Hyde.
- Dr. Jekyll killed Sir Danvers Carew.
- Dr. Jekyll has committed a crime. ✓
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- In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following is a symbol of truth being revealed?
- the breaking down of the "door covered with red baize" ✓
- the broken key
- Jekyll's new will
- the vials of chemicals
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Key learning points
- The breaking of the laboratory door is symbolic of the secrets that are about to be revealed.
- Utterson finds Hyde, who has died by suicide, wearing Dr. Jekyll’s clothes.
- Dr. Jekyll’s disappearance from the locked laboratory is the final mystery in the ‘case’.
- Utterson receives one final sealed letter - the final symbol of concealment.
Common misconception
The case is over now Hyde has been found dead.
Get students enthused about the final mystery - how has Jekyll disappeared from a room locked from the inside?
Keywords
Suspicious - If you are suspicious of something, you distrust it.
To confess - To confess means to admit you have done something, usually committing a crime.
Vial - A small container, usually made of glass.
To insinuate - If you suggest or hint at something, you are are insinuating.
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