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« STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE »

Teacher, please feel free to use some or all of these excercises.

After reading the book, or seeing the play, read the following, then circle the phrase or word which is correct. Please note, there might be more than one correct phrase in each question :

1) WHO IS WHO ? a. Dr Lanyon is a male doctor. b. Dr Jekyll is a woman. c. Edward Hyde is the « evil twin » of Dr Jekyll d. Utterson is a lawyer.

2) WHERE ARE WE ? i. The play is set in London. ii. The play is set in Paris. iii. The play is set in Berlin.

3) EDUCATION a. It is unusual that Dr Lanyon is so highly educated. b. It is normal that Dr Lanyon is so highly educated. c. Dr Lanyon is not highly educated.

4) AT THE START OF THE PLAY, DR JEKYLL HAS AN IDEA ! i. Dr Jekyll has the idea to liberate his « other side » ii. Dr Jekyll has the idea to repress his « other side ».

5) HOW DOES HE DO THIS ? a. With a cake. b. With a magic spell. c. With the use of his magic wand. d. With the help of his friend Utterson. e. With a potion.

6) WHAT IS THE NAME OF DR JEKYLL’S SERVANT ? i. Drool. ii. Poole. iii. Gruel. iv. School.

7) WHAT IS THIS SERVANT LIKE ? a. Evil b. Loyal 8) WHAT DOES UTTERSON THINK ? a. Utterson thinks that Mr Hyde is black-mailing his friend Dr Jekyll. b. Utterson thinks that Mr Hyde is Dr Jekyll’s brother. c. Utterson thinks that Mr Hyde wants to marry Dr Lanyon. d. Utterson thinks that Dr Jekyll is in trouble and that Hyde is the reason.

9) WHAT IS EDWARD HYDE’S FIRST BIG CRIME ? i. Stealing money from Dr Jekyll. ii. Trampling a little girl. iii. Killing an old man.

10) WHAT IS MR CAREW LIKE ? a. Old b. Frail c. Rich d. Strong e. Muscluar f. Elegant g. Doddering h. Young

11) HOW DOES DR LANYON DIE ? i. She shoots herself. ii. She drowns like Ophelia in « Hamlet » iii. She is murdered by Edward Hyde.

12) WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF MR HYDE DIES ? a. Dr Jekyll will die too. b. Dr Jekyll will survive. c. Hyde will disappear. d. We don’t know.