Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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1 JMJ Reading/ period Name Date Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Study Guide Chapter 1: Story of the Door 1. Describe Dr. Utterson. Give three physical and three personality traits. Give examples for the personality traits. 2. What is the relationship between Richard Enfield and Mr. Utterson? 3. What is the following quote describing? Why is it important to the plot? a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street. It was two stories high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower story and a blind forehead of discolored wall on the upper 4. What was so strange about the man who trampled the young girl on the street? 5. In general, how does Enfield feel about asking questions? 6. Does Mr. Utterson know anything about the tale Enfield has just told him? 7. What do Mr. Utterson and Enfield agree to do regarding the tale?

2 Chapter 2: Search for Mr. Hyde 1. What does Mr. Utterson examine when he returns home? 2. Why is he more bothered by this document after hearing Mr. Enfield s story? 3. Whom does Mr. Utterson visit? Describe him. 4. What is Mr. Utterson and his relationship? 5. What does the doctor say about his and Dr. Jekyll s relationship? 6. Why was Mr. Utterson mind so uneasy throughout the night? 7. What does he decide to do? 8. What does Mr. Hyde give to Mr. Utterson? 9. Describe the encounter between Mr. Hyde and Mr. Utterson. 10. Describe Hyde (in Mr. Utterson s point of view). 11. When Mr. Utterson goes to Jekyll s home, describe the mood and the relationship between Jekyll and Hyde. 12. What does he learn about Jekyll and Hyde from Mr. Poole? 13. At the end of the chapter, what does Mr. Utterson conclude about the relationship between Jekyll and Hyde?

3 Chapter 3: Dr. Jekyll Was Quiet at ease. 1. What is Dr. Jekyll s reaction to Mr. Utterson s Question about Hyde? 2. How does Dr. Jekyll try to ease Mr. Utterson s fears about Hyde? 3. What does Mr. Utterson promise to Dr. Jekyll? Chapter 4: The Carew Murder Case. 1. What is Ironic about the mood of the story when Sir Danvers Carew is murdered? 2. How does the servant feel about Mr. Hyde? 3. Briefly describe what happens to Sir Carew. 4. How does Mr. Utterson learn of the murder? 5. Describe the setting when Mr. Utterson and the police officer drive to Dr. Hyde s house. Find one example of figurative language that helps to paint a vivid picture for the reader. 6. What do the rooms in the house look like? In what state or condition are the rooms in at this point? 7. What evidence remains in the house? Will it be helpful to the authorities (police)?

4 Ch. 5: Incident of the Letter 1. Sketch a picture of the laboratory and of the doctor s cabinet. 2. How does Dr. Jekyll greet Mr. Utterson? 3. How does Dr. Jekyll respond to his lawyer s question about Sir Carew? 4. What does Dr. Jekyll give to his lawyer? What does it say? 5. What does Dr. Jekyll mean when he says, I have had a lesson- O God, Utterson, what a lesson I have had.? 6. Why does Mr. Utterson grow fearful again after speaking to Mr. Poole? 7. What does Mr. Guest conclude about the letter from Dr. Jekyll? 8. What does Mr. Utterson think about the letter at the end of the chapter?

5 Chapter 6: Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon. 1. Why has Mr. Utterson become calm again in regard to Mr. Hyde? 2. What new life has begun for Dr. Jekyll? 3. Why does Mr. Utterson visit Dr. Lanyon? 4. Is it a pleasant visit? Why or why not? 5. Why does Mr. Utterson write to Dr. Jekyll? 6. Were you surprised by this reply? What does Dr. Jekyll ask Mr. Utterson to do? 7. What happens to Dr. Lanyon? 8. What is strange, in Mr. Utterson s opinion, about this quote in Lanyon s letter? not to be opened till the death or disappearance of Dr. Henry Jekyll. 9. Does Mr. Utterson s view of Dr. Jekyll change?

6 Chapter 7: Incident at the Window 1. What is ironic about Enfield s and Utterson s conversation at the beginning of the chapter? 2. Describe the courtyard of Mr. Jekyll s house. (setting) 3. What is Jekyll s response to Utterson when Utterson greets him? How does Utterson respond? 4. What horrid event takes place in the midst of the men s conversation? 5. How do Utterson and Enfield react? 6. What literary element is more fully developed at this point in the story?

7 Chapter 8: The Last Night 1. Why does Poole visit Mr. Utterson? 2. Describe Poole s disposition (character). 3. Describe the mood AND setting as Utterson and Poole walk to Jekyll s house. 4. List five details about Jekyll that raise suspicions in Poole. What literary element is shown here? 5. What does the crumpled note in Poole s pocket say? (bottom of page 83) 6. What do they decide to do about the eerie situation? What point of the plot does this represent? 7. Whom does Poole think is the strange figure in the cabinet?

8 8. Highlight the description of the night at the bottom of page 87. What literary element does Stevenson use to enhance the setting and mood? 9. What is the appearance of the cabinet when they break in? 10. What do the men find in the middle of the floor? 11. What does this quote mean? Utterson knew that he was looking on the body o f a self- destroyer. 12. Where do the men search for Jekyll? What do they find? 13. What was odd about a book found in the cabinet? 14. What do they find on the business table? 15. What does Utterson decide to do?

9 Chapter 9- Dr. Lanyon s Narrative (NOTE: *Remember this is a letter inside of a letter- Dr. Lanyon includes Jekyll s letter in the letter he writes to Mr. Utterson) 1. Is Dr. Lanyon surprised to receive the letter from Jekyll? Why? 2. What does Jekyll ask Dr. Lanyon to do? Be specific! 3. What is the mood of Jekyll s letter? 4. What does Dr. Lanyon find in the drawer of Jekyll s laboratory? 5. What especially raised Dr. Lanyon s curiosity about the contents he found?

10 6. How does Dr. Lanyon feel about Jekyll s request after retrieving the drawer? (bottom of page 97) 7. Describe the messenger s appearance (according to Dr. Lanyon). 8. How does the messenger respond to Dr. Lanyon s polite attempts to speak with him? 9. Describe the mixture (bottom of page 100). 10. What does the messenger ask Dr. Lanyon? (top of page 101) 11. What does Dr. Lanyon witness? (bottom of page 101) Be descriptive but do not copy! Put the answer in your own words. 12. What happens to Dr. Lanyon after this incident?

11 Chapter 10: Henry Jekyll s Full Statement of the Case 1. Plot the story within the story. You may just refer to your book for specifics, but draw a brief chart. 2. What is Dr. Jekyll s internal conflict? How does he attempt to resolve it? 3. What are the risks of drinking the potion? 4. How does it make Jekyll feel? 5. What does Hyde represent? (SYMBOLISM) 6. How does Hyde s appearance affect him when he looks into the mirror? 7. Does Hyde return to being Jekyll? 8. What arrangements does Jekyll make to maintain his duality? (bottom of page 109) 9. Explain the quote on page 110: Think of it I did not even exist! 10. How does Jekyll and Hyde feel about each other s actions? (bottom of page 110 and top of page 111) (characterization) 11. What new information does Jekyll reveal about the incident of trampling the girl? 12. What provoked (caused) Jekyll to murder Sir Carew?

12 13. What other internal conflict does Jekyll encounter? (page ) 14. What does Jekyll become determined to do? Why? 15. Is Jekyll successful at doing this? 16. What happens after Hyde murders Sir Carew? 17. Why was the key crushed? How does Jekyll act during the several days that followed the murder? 18. Is Jekyll able to get rid of Hyde? Why or why not? (bottom of page 118) 19. Why does he write the letter to Dr. Lanyon? 20. Does his visit to Dr. Lanyon s prove helpful to him? 21. In the last paragraph on page 121, what incident is Jekyll describing? 22. How does Jekyll and Hyde begin to feel about each other? (page ) 23. What goes wrong with the medicine? 24. What leads to Jekyll s ultimate death?