Question

Which is the best summary of the events described?

a. Hyde’s face starts to swell, and his features begin to change. He then takes a drink from the glass as Lanyon looks on in terror.

B. Hyde’s features begin to change drastically. Lanyon watches for a moment before running out of the room in fear.

C. Hyde drinks from the glass and begins staggering around. Lanyon watches Hyde’s features change and leaps back in horror.

D. Hyde raises the glass to his lips and drinks all the liquid in one gulp. Immediately after, he starts to convulse and stagger.

Answer 1

C. Hyde drinks from the glass and begins staggering around. Lanyon watches Hyde’s features change and leaps back in horror.

Answer 2

When you read the excerpt in Jekyll and Mr. Hyde where Hyde is drinking and crying with Lanyon watching and observing Hyde, the best summary of the event that is described is, ‘Hyde drinks from the glass and begins staggering around. Lanyon watches Hyde’s features changes and leaps back in horror’. The correct answer is letter c.