Question

mr. hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; all these were points against him, but not all of these together could explain the hitherto unknown disgust, loathing and fear with which mr. utterson regarded him. “there must be something else,” said the perplexed gentleman. “there is something more, if i could find a name for it. god bless me, the man seems hardly human!”
—the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde,
robert louis stevenson
how is mr. hyde characterized in this passage?
○ as cruel and violent
○ as shy and innocent
○ as repellent and frightening
○ as smart and ambitious

Explanation:

The passage describes Mr. Hyde as pale, dwarfish, with an unsettling smile, a menacing mix of timidity and boldness, and a strange voice. Most notably, Mr. Utterson feels intense disgust, loathing, and fear toward him, even calling him "hardly human." This matches the description of being repellent and frightening, while the other options are not supported: there is no mention of cruelty/violence, shyness/innocence, or smartness/ambition.

Answer:

as repellent and frightening