Question

the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde
name camila.l
date: _____________ period: ____
reading questions chapter 4- “the carew murder case”

1. how much time has passed since the last chapter?

2 how does the author describe the setting of this chapter?

1. who is the first character we meet in this chapter? where is she? how does she feel?
2. how does the author describe the aged gentleman? what does he ask the smaller man?
3. what shocking crime does mr. hyde commit? how does he do it?

6 what items are found on the victim?

1. what is the name of the victim? from the brief conversation between utterson and the police what kind of man do you think he was?
2. what does mr. utterson recognize about the murder weapon?

9 mr. utterson and the officer go to the address mr. hyde gave as his home address earlier in the story. what do you notice about the description of the neighborhood?
10 how does mr. hyde’s housekeeper feel when she is told his home is being searched by an investigator from scotland yard (london’s police headquarters)?
11 what two things are found in the fireplace?

Explanation:

1. Answers are based on Chapter 4 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
2. All responses align with the text's explicit details and implied context.

Answer:

1. Almost a year has passed since the last chapter.
2. The author describes the setting as a foggy, quiet, moonlit London street in the early morning, with an eerie, isolated atmosphere.
3. The first character is a maid sitting by her window; she feels content and peaceful before witnessing the murder.
4. The aged gentleman (Sir Danvers Carew) is described as kind, white-haired, and distinguished; he asks Mr. Hyde for directions.
5. Mr. Hyde commits a brutal murder: he beats Sir Danvers Carew to death with a cane in a sudden, violent rage.
6. On the victim, police find a gold watch, a gold ring, and a letter addressed to Mr. Utterson.
7. The victim is Sir Danvers Carew. From the conversation, he was a well-respected, kind, and influential nobleman.
8. Mr. Utterson recognizes the murder weapon as the cane he gave to Dr. Jekyll years earlier.
9. The neighborhood is a grim, run-down, poverty-stricken area that contrasts sharply with the wealthy parts of London, hiding Hyde's secret life.
10. Mr. Hyde's housekeeper is initially calm but becomes visibly terrified and distressed when told of the search.
11. In the fireplace, they find the burned remains of a checkbook and a partially destroyed will.