Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Summary

• Mr. Utterson is a lawyer and is generally unemotional.
• He is friends with his distant kinsman, Mr. Richard Enfield, and they enjoy Sunday walks.
• On one of these walks, they come across a street in a busy part of London that is quiet and prosperous on the weekdays.
• The shop fronts along the street are all brightly painted and inviting, and the street shines out in contrast to its surroundings on Sundays.
• Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield are walking in the street when they notice a building that stands out from the rest because of its dirty appearance.
• The building is two stories high and has no windows or door and is decorated with graffiti.
• The door is blistered and discolored and tramps slouch into the building and children play on the step.
• Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were walking home from a legal meeting when they noticed a door that had been vandalized.
• The door is connected in Mr. Enfield's mind with a story of a man who ran over a child and left her screaming on the ground.
• The man was cool and made no resistance when Mr. Enfield and the lawyer brought him back to the scene of the crime.
• The child was not seriously injured and the family was able to get money from the man for her.
• The man had a sour look and a thick Edinburgh accent and Mr. Enfield and the lawyer felt animosity towards him.
• The man agreed to pay the family a hundred pounds and Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were satisfied with the outcome.
• Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield walk to a bank to cash a forged cheque.
• The cheque is genuine and the drawer is famous.
• Mr. Enfield is worried about putting questions and starts a question but is interrupted.
• Mr. Utterson asks about the name of the man who walked over the child and Mr. Enfield provides it.
• The man is Hyde.
• Mr. Utterson met a man named Richard Enfield who told him that the man he disliked had a key.
• The man had a displeasing appearance and was detestable.
• Enfield could not describe the man, but he said he saw him use the key not a week ago.
• Utterson and Enfield made a bargain not to mention the man again.

Test your knowledge of the events and characters in the famous novella 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' with this quiz. Explore the intriguing encounters of Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield as they uncover the mysterious and sinister Mr. Hyde.