Question

Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

On his way out, the lawyer stopped and had a word or two with Poole. "By the bye,” said he, "there was a letter handed in to-day: what was the messenger like?” But Poole was positive nothing had come except by post; "and only circulars by that,” he added.

Based on the passage, which is the best inference?

Poole dislikes his employer, Mr. Jekyll.
Poole distrusts the lawyer, Mr. Utterson.
Mr. Utterson suspects that Hyde delivered the letter.
Mr. Utterson does not expect Poole’s response.

Answer 1

Answer:

Mr. Utterson suspects that Hyde delivered the letter. I test it its correct

Explanation:

Answer 2

Based on the passage, the best inference which can be made is that:

• C. Mr. Utterson suspects that Hyde delivered the letter.

According to the given passage, we can see that Mr Hyde tries to change his appearance so that Mr Utterson would not know that he was the one that delivered the letter.

As a result of this, we can see that there is an inference which can be made is that Mr Utterson has his suspicions about Mr Hyde being the one who brought the letter because he is asking of the appearance of the messenger.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C

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