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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. How long after the meeting with Utterson does Lanyon die?

2. How long has it been since the change in Jekyll's behavior?

3. What does Hyde demand from Lanyon?

4. Utterson compares Jekyll to...

5. Where was Jekyll's secondary home?

Short Essay Questions

1. The letter to Lanyon is peculiar and contains a specific request. What favor does Jekyll ask of Lanyon?

2. What were Utterson and Enfield doing when they spotted Jekyll?

3. Jekyll has become desperate and continually begs for relief. Jekyll has been crying day and night over the lack of what item?

4. Utterson became increasingly upset when his efforts to help Jekyll were denied. Why did Utterson write a letter to Jekyll?

5. Utterson decides to go to see Jekyll immediately. How does Jekyll react when Utterson tries to see him?

6. According to Jekyll, who will be visiting Lanyon at his home?

7. Lanyon watches as Jekyll demonstrates his biggest triumph and failure. What is Jekyll's secret?

8. What is it in Jekyll's response that does not convince Utterson or Poole that everything is all right?

9. Jekyll's behavior has become increasingly strange. Why does Poole visit Utterson?

10. Utterson was relieved when Jekyll began to be social once again. What happened shortly after Jekyll threw a dinner party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Every person who sees Edward Hyde is paralyzed by fear and revulsion. None of the people who see Hyde's face can accurately describe it except to say that the man has an air of deformity without being deformed. What do you think they meant? Explain your opinion of Hyde's appearance.

Essay Topic 2

Guest was an expert in handwriting analysis. Guest was the first to recognize that the writing styles of Jekyll and Hyde were almost identical. When questioned, Guest claims that Jekyll is not mad. Explain how Guest came about the conclusion regarding Jekyll's sanity and how the mental state changed Jekyll's handwriting.

Essay Topic 3

Several of the characters describe Hyde as possessing a deformity without actually being deformed. What did the people mean by that statement? Was it a physical, emotional or spiritual malady? What about Hyde made him appear deformed?

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