English Literature: Preparing for Jekyll and Hyde – June 2016
What questions might come up?
I’m afraid I don’t have a crystal ball, however, here are the questions that have been used so far…..
Regardless of what question you choose to answer, the following will be included as part of the question. Either:
Use evidence from the extract to support your answer
OR
Use examples of the writer’s language to support your answer.
June 2011
Extract from ‘Search for Mr Hyde’ (“Six o’clock struck on the bells of the church….to behold the features of the real Mr Hyde.”.
a) Utterson
b) Setting
c) Horror
January 2012
Extract taken from ‘Incident at the Window’. (“The court was very cool and a little damp….and walked on once more in silence.”)
a) Utterson
b) Jekyll
c) Mystery
June 2012
Extract taken from ‘The last night’. (“Mr Utterson was sitting by his fireside one evening….wine was still untasted when he set it down to follow.”)
a) Utterson
b) Poole
c) Fear
January 2013
Extract taken from: Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease. (“[Jekyll] ‘O, I know he’s a good fellow – you needn’t frown….I beg of you to let it sleep.’”
a) Jekyll
b) Utterson
c) Secrecy
June 2013
Extract taken from: Search for Mr Hyde. (“Mr Utterson had been some minutes at his post….’How did you know me?’ he asked.”
a) Utterson
b) Hyde
c) Suspicion
June 2014
Extract taken from “Dr Lanyon’s Narrative”. (“’Sir’, said I, affecting a coolness……and yet I shall dies incredulous”
a) Hyde
b) Lanyon
c) Terror
June 2015
Extract taken from “The Last Night” (Mr Utterson’s only answer…….like a flock of sheep.”)
a)Poole
b)setting
c)fear
2016……
· Any of the same characters are likely to be used again.
· Possible focus for final question: Any of the above could be used again, plus: The supernatural, conflict, unease, tension.
The questions will look like this……