Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde · Robert Louis Stevenson

Whole Book Quiz

Twenty questions on the whole of Jekyll and Hyde: its structure, its characters, its London and its ideas.

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Q1 of 20
When was the novel published?
Q2 of 20
Through whose eyes do we see most of the story?
Q3 of 20
Why does the story save its explanation for the end?
Q4 of 20
Which city is the story set in?
Q5 of 20
What word do witnesses keep reaching for about Hyde?
Q6 of 20
Who is Poole?
Q7 of 20
What do the respectable men in the novel tend to do?
Q8 of 20
Which crime does Hyde commit in the street at night?
Q9 of 20
What links the two halves of the broken cane?
Q10 of 20
What does Jekyll use to transform?
Q11 of 20
Why did Jekyll create Hyde in the first place?
Q12 of 20
What happens to the transformations over time?
Q13 of 20
How many chapters does the novel have?
Q14 of 20
Why is the door on the by-street so important?
Q15 of 20
Who dies of shock after seeing the transformation?
Q16 of 20
Which earlier Scottish story of a double life influenced Stevenson?
Q17 of 20
What does Hyde's death in the cabinet suggest?
Q18 of 20
Where was Stevenson living when he wrote the novel?
Q19 of 20
Which theme sits at the centre of the novel?
Q20 of 20
Who finally reads the whole truth?