Quotes
"Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow loveable.
What is the very first sentence of the book?
Mr. Gabriel John Utterson
What is Mr. Utterson's full name?
London
Where is the novel set?
"I am ashamed of my long tongue."
What quote from Enfields tells us about the power and dangers of gossip in the late 1800s?
1837-1901
From when to when was Queen Victoria the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland?
Purse
(gold) watch
(sealed and stamped) envelope
Stick that Hyde used to murder Danvers
What is one of the objects found on Sir Danvers Carew?
when the wine is good
When does "something eminently human" talk from Utterson's eyes?
at Jekyll's fire
Where does Utterson first ask Jekyll about Hyde?
Blackmail
What common practice does Enfield's story of the door shed light upon?
20% of the Earth's landmass and 25% of its population.
How much did the Empire of Great Britain control in the late Victorian era?
"his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time"
What is the quote that describes Mr. Utterson's tendency to friendship?
"his [Utterson's] distant kinsman"
Who is Richard Enfield?
Soho
What part of London is Hyde's address in?
"and killing being out of the question, we did the next best. We told the man we could and would ... make his name stink from one end of London to the other."
What text do we infer on to predict that losing ones reputation was fatal in the late Victorian era?
Electric lighting, the telephone, the underground railway, the internal combustion engine, the bycicle, moving pictures, the x-ray, anaesthesia, antiseptic, a prevention for malaria.
What are ten of the most notable inventions of the Victorian era?
"counted them the chief jewel of each week"
"not only set aside occasions of pleasure, but even resisted the calls of business, that they might enjoy them uninterrupted."
What is the quote that describes the walks of Enfield and Utterson as very important to them?
MD, DCL, LLD, FRS, &c.
What titles does Henry Jekyll carry?
near the river
Where was Carew murdered?
London was dangerous
What can we infer from "till at last I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman."?
Charles Dickens, William Thackeray, and Brontë
What are some of the most notable writers of the time?
About three o’clock
At what time (on a clock) does Enfield return from "some place at the end of the world" when he witnesses Hyde stomping on the child?
cold, scanty, and embarrassed
What are Utterson's character traits when debating or discussing ("in discourse")?
Dr. Jekyll's Cabinet
Where does Dr. Jekyll read Utterson Mr. Hyde's letter?
"and lo! there would stand by his side a figure to whom power was given, and even at that dead hour, he must rise and do its bidding." (This is a quote from Mr. Utterson's dream).
What part of the text can we use to infer that Victorians were afraid of being in the power of something/someone else?
4.7 - 5.6 million
What was the population size of London at the time that "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde" was written?