QUESTION 2: STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
Read the extracts from the novel below and answer the questions set on each.
The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected
length of your answer.
NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 2.1 AND
QUESTION 2.2.
2.1 EXTRACT C
[The first meeting.]
2.1.1 Choose a description from COLUMN B that matches the name in
COLUMN A. Write only the letter (A–E) next to the question
numbers (2.1.1(a) to 2.1.1(d)) in the ANSWER BOOK.
(4 x 1) (4)
2.1.2 Describe the setting of this extract. (2)
2.1.3 Refer to lines 3–5 (‘But he made … one approaching home’).
(a) Identify the figure of speech used in these lines. (1)
(b) Explain this figure of speech as used in the extract. (2)
2.1.4 Refer to the novel as a whole.
Discuss the irony in Mr Hyde’s words, ‘You will not find Dr Jekyll;
he is from home’ (line 14). (2)
2.1.5 What does this extract tell us about Mr Hyde’s state of mind?
Substantiate your answer. (2)
2.1.6 What does this extract reveal about the character of Mr Hyde?
Substantiate your answer. (2)
2.1.7 Dr Jekyll has become a prisoner of his own experiment.
Discuss your view. (3)
AND
2.2 EXTRACT D
[Mr Utterson is called to Dr Jekyll’s house.]
2.2.1 Refer to line 1 (‘Pull yourself together … said the lawyer’).
(a) What tone would Mr Utterson use in this line? (1)
(b) Why would Mr Utterson use this tone in this line? (1)
2.2.2 Explain Mr Utterson’s words, ‘If all is … bear the blame’ (lines 3–4). (2)
2.2.3 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence.
Write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (2.2.3) in
the ANSWER BOOK.
In line 5, ‘malefactor’ is a reference to …
A Poole.
B Hyde.
C Lanyon.
D Bradshaw. (1)
2.2.4 Why is there a ‘theatre’ (line 13) in Dr Jekyll’s house? (1)
2.2.5 Why is the following statement FALSE?
Mr Poole is a relative of Dr Jekyll. (1)
2.2.6 When Mr Utterson and Poole break down the door of the cabinet,
they find items.
Apart from the items, what else do Utterson and Poole find when
they are in the cabinet? (2)
2.2.7 State ONE difference in the reaction of Bradshaw and Utterson in
this extract. (2)
2.2.8 One of the themes in the novel, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and
Mr Hyde, is the importance of reputation.
Discuss this theme. (3)
2.2.9 Dr Lanyon is responsible for his own fate.
Discuss your view. (3)
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TOTAL SECTION A: 35