Question

Read the excerpts from chapter one of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Excerpt 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.

Excerpt 2:

[Hyde] is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something down-right detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why.

Which statement best describes how Mr. Utterson and Mr. Hyde differ?

Mr. Utterson is more confident than Mr. Hyde.
Mr. Utterson is more likely to smile.
Mr. Utterson is well liked by others, in spite of his flaws.
Mr. Utterson is more modern than the old-fashioned Mr. Hyde.

Answer 1

Mr. Utterson is well liked by others, in spite of his flaws.

The text says Utterson is "dreary and yet somehow lovable," while Hyde is described as "displeasing" and one the narrator "so disliked," so Utterson is liked despite his faults whereas Hyde is widely disliked.