Plot Events
What story does Enfield tell Utterson at the beginning?
A man (Hyde) trampled a young girl.
Who is Dr. Jekyll’s lawyer and friend?
Mr. Utterson
Cause: Jekyll drinks the potion. What is the effect?
He turns into Mr. Hyde.
What city does the story take place in?
London
True or False: Hyde is shorter than Jekyll.
True!
What shocking detail does Utterson find in Jekyll’s will at the beginning of the story?
Everything is left to Edward Hyde.
Who witnesses the first murder from her window?
The maid.
Cause: Hyde kills Sir Danvers.
Effect: What happens next?
The police search for Hyde / Hyde disappears.
What clue connects Hyde’s handwriting to Jekyll?
Guest sees they look the same (the dot of the letter I and how they cross their A and H letters).
True or False: Jekyll chooses Hyde because he wants freedom.
True.
What crime changes everything in the story?
Hyde murders Sir Danvers Carew.
Which character becomes terrified after seeing the transformation?
Dr. Lanyon.
Cause: Jekyll stops taking the potion and tries to resist the temptation to turn back into Hyde.
Effect: What happens next?
He begins turning into Hyde without the potion.
Where does Utterson meet Hyde for the first time?
At a mysterious door.
True or False: The police arrest Hyde at the end.
False — Hyde dies before they find him.
What do Poole and Utterson discover after breaking down the lab door?
Hyde is dead, and Jekyll is missing.
Who first recognizes that something is wrong inside the lab and asks for help?
Poole, Jekyll’s butler.
Cause: Poole hears a strange voice and crying in the lab.
Effect: What happens next?
He brings Utterson to help and they break down the door.
What item is burned in Hyde’s fireplace?
A chequebook.
True or False: Utterson learns the truth by reading Jekyll’s confession.
True.