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Dr. J. CH 1 - 5 Question Answers
Dr. J. CH 1 - 5 Question Answers
1. How much time has elapsed between the incident with the child and the murder? Also, what month is it?
Nearly a year later, in October.
2. What items are found on the body? A purse and a gold watch, as well as a sealed and stamped envelope,
bearing the name and address of Mr. Utterson.
3. Who witnesses the murder? “A maid servant living alone in a house not far from the river.”
4. Between what hours does the murder occur? Around 11 pm. She is able to come to herself again at 2 am.
5. Who is murdered? How is his identity revealed? Sir Danvers Carew is murdered. Utterson identifies him.
6. What is the murder weapon? A cane
7. Who does the weapon belong to? Hyde
8. Who gave it to the owner? Jekyll
9. How does Utterson know where to take the police? Utterson knows Hyde’s address in Soho street.
10. Who is the policeman investigating the murder? Inspector Newcomen of Scotland Yard
11. What is significant about the setting as Utterson and the investigator go to Hyde’s apartment?
It seems “like a district of some city in a nightmare.”
12. Who seems glad that Mr. Hyde is in trouble?
The woman who answers Hyde’s door when Utterson and Inspector Newcomen arrive
13. What is the condition of Hyde’s house when Utterson and the inspector enter?
Hyde is not there. The house is furnished with “luxury and good taste.”
14. What important clue is found at Hyde’s house?
Two things are found at Hyde’s house: “the butt-end of a green cheque-book,” as well as, “the other half of
the stick was found behind the door.”
15. Where is it found? The check-book is found in the ashes. The second half of walking stick is found behind
the door.
16. Why is it virtually impossible to get out a WANTED poster of Hyde after the murder?
There are not many who are familiar with Hyde, and his family cannot be found. He also has never been
photographed and those who can describe him, have differing descriptions of him. The only characteristic all
can agree on is his deformity.