“Quite so, sir,” returned Poole. “Well, when that masked thing like a monkey jumped from among the chemicals and whipped into the cabinet, it went down my spine like ice. O, I know it’s not evidence, Mr. Utterson; I’m book-learned enough for that; but a man has his feelings, and I give you my bible-word it was Mr. Hyde!”

–The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson
What theme does this passage best support?
1)It is important to trust your instinct.
2)Secrets isolate people.
3)Some actions cannot be forgiven.
4)Evil can never truly hide itself.

ANSWER: It is important to trust your instinct.

The passage from 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' develops the theme that, 'It is important to trust your instinct.'

Option A.

Explanation:

'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' is a gothic novel which revolves around the stranger occurrences between Dr. Jekyll and Hyde. From the given passage, the readers are introduced with a idea that people have bad feelings and the line 'I’m book-learned enough for that; but a man has his feelings, and I give you my bible-word it was Mr. Hyde!' points out the theme that it is important to trust your instinct.

1.d

1.e                                  

2.c

3.c