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?

a. mr. utterson is more confident than mr. hyde.
b. mr. utterson is more likely to smile.
c. mr. utterson is well liked by others, in spite of his flaws.
d. mr. utterson is more modern than the old-fashioned mr. hyde.

However, the idea of real-life people living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain never dawned on me. what would be the best way to revise this sentence for greater clarity? a) however, the fact that columbus left spain thousands of years after people settled what would become the united states never dawned on me. b) it never dawned on me, however, the idea of real-life people living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain. c) however, the fact that people were already living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain never dawned on me. d) however, the idea never dawned on me that long before columbus ever left spain, real-life people lived for thousands of years in what would become the united states.

Iwas conscious that a moment's mutiny had already rendered me liable to strange penalties, and, like any other rebel slave, i felt resolved, in my desperation, to go all lengths." what is meant by the term resolved as it is used in this sentence? a) determined b) questioning c) uneasy d) unsure

How does bill safire depict mankind in his proposed speech? 1.adventurous and greedy 2.adventurous and determined 3.daring and invasive 4.timid and wary of loss