The breaking of the laboratory door is symbolic of the secrets that are about to be revealed.
Utterson finds Hyde, who has died by suicide, wearing Dr. Jekyll’s clothes.
Dr. Jekyll’s disappearance from the locked laboratory is the final mystery in the ‘case’.
Utterson receives one final sealed letter - the final symbol of concealment.

Keywords

Suspicious - If you are suspicious of something, you distrust it.
To confess - To confess means to admit you have done something, usually committing a crime.
Vial - A small container, usually made of glass.
To insinuate - If you suggest or hint at something, you are are insinuating.

Common misconception

The case is over now Hyde has been found dead.

Get students enthused about the final mystery - how has Jekyll disappeared from a room locked from the inside?

To make the final practice activity more interactive, try printing out the clues and placing them around the classroom. When pupils find a clue they should make an inference, using the discussion grid on the slides, about their own suspicions.

Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need access to a copy of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson for this lesson.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Depiction or discussion of serious crime

Supervision

Adult supervision required

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', it can be argued that the upper-class men in the novella value protecting their over honesty.

Correct Answer: reputation, reputations, Reputation, Reputations

Q2.

From Chapter 1 to Chapter 7 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', how many characters had been murdered by Hyde?

Correct answer: 1

Q3.

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', when does Utterson ask for Enfield's silence regarding the terrible things he has seen by Dr. Jekyll's house?

Correct answer: when he tells him about Hyde trampling on the young girl

when he sees Jekyll disappear from the window

both the trampling of the girl and after Jekyll's conversation at the window

Q4.

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following does Stevenson use as a symbol of concealment?

upper-class gentlemen

Correct answer: closed doors

Correct answer: sealed envelopes

the city of London

Q5.

In the latter half of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', Dr. Jekyll becomes a recluse. What does this mean?

Correct answer: He isolates himself from his peers and the rest of society.

He falls out with one of his closest friends.

He conducts experiments which are believed to "unscientific".

Q6.

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', Jekyll's laboratory used to be a dissecting room. What type of laboratory is it now?

Correct Answer: chemical, Chemical, chemical., Chemical.

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6 Questions

Q1.

In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which character asks for Mr. Utterson's help at the beginning of the chapter?

Correct Answer: Poole, Poole., Mr. Poole., Mr. Poole

Q2.

In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', match the character to what they believe has happened in Dr. Jekyll.

Correct Answer:Poole,believes Jekyll has been murdered

believes Jekyll has been murdered

Correct Answer:Mr. Utterson,believes Jekyll is still inside the laboratory

believes Jekyll is still inside the laboratory

Q3.

Complete this sentence by adding a word which means 'distrust': 'In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' Poole is his master has gone missing.'

Correct Answer: suspicious, Suspicious

Q4.

In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following is not a clue Utterson and Poole find in the laboratory.

Correct answer: a broken cane

a broken key

broken vials

Q5.

In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following is a reasonable inference the reader can make from the fact Jekyll has written a confession?

Dr. Jekyll killed Hyde.

Dr. Jekyll killed Sir Danvers Carew.

Correct answer: Dr. Jekyll has committed a crime.

Q6.

In Chapter 8 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following is a symbol of truth being revealed?

Correct answer: the breaking down of the "door covered with red baize"

the broken key

Jekyll's new will

the vials of chemicals