Quiz 100% / Part 3: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Making Inferences and Predictions

Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

"And now," said Mr. Utterson, as soon as Poole had left them, "you have heard the news?"

The doctor shuddered. "They were crying it in the square," he said. "I heard them in my dining-room."

"One word," said the lawyer. "Carew was my client, but so are you, and I want to know what I am doing. You have not been mad enough to hide this fellow?"

"Utterson, I swear to God," cried the doctor, "I swear to God I will never set eyes on him again. I bind my honour to you that I am done with him in this world. It is all at an end. And indeed he does not want my help; you do not know him as I do; he is safe, he is quite safe; mark my words, he will never more be heard of."

What can the reader infer from Dr. Jekyll's behavior?

A - He is horrified that Mr. Hyde has murdered Carew.

Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

"I have buried one friend to-day," he thought: "what if this should cost me another?" And then he condemned the fear as a disloyalty, and broke the seal. Within there was another enclosure, likewise sealed, and marked upon the cover as "not to be opened till the death or disappearance of Dr. Henry Jekyll." Utterson could not trust his eyes. Yes, it was disappearance; here again, as in the mad will which he had long ago restored to its author, here again were the idea of a disappearance and the name of Henry Jekyll bracketted. But in the will, that idea had sprung from the sinister suggestion of the man Hyde; it was set there with a purpose all too plain and horrible. Written by the hand of Lanyon, what should it mean? A great curiosity came on the trustee, to disregard the prohibition and dive at once to the bottom of these mysteries; but profe

A - He distrusts his reasoning.

B - He is tempted to open the letter.

c - He worries about being loyal.

Read the passage 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.

Based on the passage, which is the best inference?

C - Mr. Utterson suspects that Hyde delivered the letter.

Analyzing internal conflicts helps the reader to

D - make inferences and predictions.

Read the chart about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

[Insert nice lovely chart] (I'm kidding I hate online class)

Which is the best inference to add to the third column of the chart?

C - Dr. Jekyll feels afraid and worried, so he is isolating himself.

A ____ is an educated guess about what will happen.

prediction

Basically what you're doing right now. Well, what you're doing right now is cheating, but that's just between us ;) I won't tell anyone.

Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it; and it may be doubted if, from that day forth, Utterson desired the society of his surviving friend with the same eagerness. He thought of him kindly; but his thoughts were disquieted and fearful. He went to call indeed; but he was perhaps relieved to be denied admittance; perhaps, in his heart, he preferred to speak with Poole upon the doorstep and surrounded by the air and sounds of the open city, rather than to be admitted into that house of voluntary bondage, and to sit and speak with its inscrutable recluse.

The reader can infer that Mr. Utterson

D - doubts Dr. Jekyll.

Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

"Utterson, I swear to God," cried the doctor, "I swear to God I will never set eyes on him again. I bind my honour to you that I am done with him in this world. It is all at an end. And indeed he does not want my help; you do not know him as I do; he is safe, he is quite safe; mark my words, he will never more be heard of."

Read the prediction.

I predict that Dr. Jekyll will continue to associate with Mr. Hyde despite what he says to Mr. Utterson.

Which lines describing Dr. Jekyll confirm the prediction? Select three answers.

C - "On the 12th, and again on the 14th, the door was shut against the lawyer."

D - "The doctor, it appeared, now more than ever confined himself to the cabinet . . ."

E - ". . . he was out of spirits, he had grown very silent, he did not read . . ."

When new information proves that a reader's prediction is wrong, the reader should

C - make a new prediction based on the new information.

After making a prediction, a reader should

A - keep reading to check the prediction.