Question

50 POINT QUESTION

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Part 1

Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable. At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye; something indeed which never found its way into his talk, but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of the after-dinner face, but more often and loudly in the acts of his life. He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone, to mortify a taste for vintages; and though he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years. But he had an approved tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove.


Which of the following is the strongest example of a summary for the passage?
Mr. Utterson had struggled with alcohol for years.
Mr. Utterson wanted to go to the theatre more often.
Mr. Utterson was a quiet and aloof, but likeable person.
Mr. Utterson had few comrades, and they were cruel.

Answer 1

Mr. Utterson was a quiet and aloof, but likeable person.

Answer 2

Mr. Utterson was a quiet and aloof, but likeable person.

Step-by-step explanation:

It's literally in the first sentence. "Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable."

Lean- Someone who is thin but looks strong and healthy.

Long- Tall

Dusty- dull or muted/staid or uninteresting.

Dreary- sad or dull, boring, and/or miserable.