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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hyde say when Utterson asks to be let into the house?

2. What is the occasion for the meeting?

3. Which was not in Jekyll's laboratory?

4. What does the clerk examine?

5. How did Enfield describe Hyde to Utterson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Utterson's issue with Jekyll's legal business?

2. What is the butler's response when Utterson asks him about Hyde?

3. How does Hyde react when Utterson says that their mutual friend is Jekyll?

4. G.J. Utterson is a lawyer who appears in the first part of the book. Given Utterson's occupation, what is unusual about his behavior?

5. As Utterson and Jekyll speak, Utterson notices a drastic change in his friend's demeanor. What causes Jekyll to turn pale?

6. Utterson and Newcomen visit Hyde's SoHo residence. What was strange about Hyde's servants' observations?

7. Utterson is relieved but not reassured by Jekyll's promise to never do something ever again. What does Jekyll say he would never do again?

8. The street was deserted when the murder took place. How was the murderer first identified?

9. Why does Utterson pay a visit to Dr. Lanyon?

10. Utterson visits Jekyll and is shown the note from Hyde. What does Jekyll lie to Utterson about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jekyll stated that the only basic function he and Hyde shared was their memory. How is it possible that the rest of the two personalities could completely disconnect? If possible, compare that theory to a modern-day criminal.

Essay Topic 2

Jekyll became obsessed with uncovering the dual nature of man. How did he come upon the idea to try and separate the good and evil parts of the human being? What methods might he have tried before resorting to the chemical compound?

Essay Topic 3

Lanyon struggles with the promise he reluctantly made to Jekyll. What caused Lanyon to make such a promise? Do personal or professional ethics have a bearing on Lanyon's decision? How might you have reacted in the same circumstance?

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