Hound of the Baskervilles - - TEST

Question 1

Who is a former teachers and butterfly lover who goes out onto the moor with a butterfly net?

Answer 1

Stapleton

Question 2

Who is the man who had his life taken by a devil hound, thereby the beginning of the legend?

Answer 2

Hugo

Question 3

Who is the lead detective in the case at the center of the novel, although is only in a few chapters?

Answer 3

Sherlock Holmes

Question 4

Who is the South American woman who is used and abused by her husband?

Answer 4

Miss Stapleton

Question 5

Who is the friend to the Baskerville family and the man who brought a mysterious death to the attention of Sherlock Holmes?

Answer 5

Dr. Mortimer

Question 6

Who works in the Baskerville hall and have been supplying the escaped convict?

Answer 6

Mr. and Mrs. Barrymore

Question 7

Who is the daughter who married a ma that her father did not approve of - she is attempting to divorce her husband?

Answer 7

Laura Lyons

Question 8

Who is the heir to the Baskerville estate - a moan of action that slowly becomes worn down and afraid of things?

Answer 8

Henry Baskerville

Question 9

Who is the escaped prisoner - he is a vicious murderer who has the whole of Dartmoor on edge?

Answer 9

Selden

Question 10

Who is the narrator of the novel - the sidekick?

Answer 10

Watson

Question 11

What does henry lose while he is in london?

Answer 11

His boot

Question 12

Where does a majority of the story take place?

Answer 12

Devonshire

Question 13

What is the definition of foreshadowing?

Answer 13

Hints or clues to prepare us for what will happen later in the story

Question 14

what are three themes of the novel?

Answer 14

Detective work
The rational vs. the supernatural
Good vs. evil

Question 15

For whose point of view is the story told from?

Answer 15

Dr. Watson

Question 16

Who is the author of the novel?

Answer 16

Arthur Conan Doyle

Question 17

Who does Frankland think Sherlock is when he discovers him on the moor?

Answer 17

Selden

Question 18

How do Sherlock and Watson determine that Sir Charles was waiting at the gate for at least 10 minutes before he died?

Answer 18

From the ash of his cigar on the ground

Question 19

Who do Watson and Sherlock think it is when Selden dies?

Answer 19

Henry

Question 20

When Sir henry was in London, he was following by a man in a cab with WHAT???

Answer 20

A beard

Question 21

Who was Sir Charles waiting for on the last night of his life?

Answer 21

Laura Lyons

Question 22

Before Stapleton moved to Devonshire - what was his occupation?

Answer 22

Teacher

Question 23

How does the author create suspense at the climax of the story?

Answer 23

THE FOG

Question 24

Why did Holmes lie to Watson about being in London?

Answer 24

Did not want the enemy to accidently know he was there from communication between Sherlock and Watson

Question 25

What object was left behind in the apartment of Watson and Sherlock?

Answer 25

A walking cane

Question 26

What street do Watson and Sherlock live on?

Answer 26

Baker Street

Question 27

How is Selden related to Barrymore?

Answer 27

The brother of Mrs. Barrymore

Question 28

How did Stapleton get Mrs. Lyons to be a part of his plan?

Answer 28

Promised to marry her

Question 29

Why did Mrs. Lyons wish to meet with Sir Charles on the night of his death?

Answer 29

She needed his help and he was going to be away to London for a long time

Question 30

What is the Hound a symbol of?

Answer 30

The curse Evil Fear

Question 31

Who did Sherlock first think wrote the warning letter to Sir Henry - what was his assumptions about that person - How and why is this different from who really wrote the letter?

Answer 31

An educated man trying to sound uneducated - hiding his handwriting from Henry Mrs. Stapleton hid her handwriting from her husband

Question 32

Why did Sherlock hide out on the moor the entire time while Watson thought he was in London - why didn't he tell Watson?

Answer 32

To spy on Stapleton without him knowing that he was there. He was afraid Watson would try to communicate and he would be found out

Question 33

How did Sir Henry and Watson feel when they first entered Baskerville Hall? How is the Hall a symbol for the evil of Hugo Baskeville?

Answer 33

Gloomy and depressed Shows the dark history of the family and what they have gone through.

Question 34

In Chapter 7 - - Stapleton says to Watson - "that is the great Grimpen Mire - A false step younder, means death to man or beast." How does this foreshadow Stapleton's death?

Answer 34

A man can fall into the swamp and die - but that he is a master of getting through it. It ends up being where he dies in the fog

Question 35

How does the escaped convict mess up Stapleton's plans?

Answer 35

Stapleton thinks it's Henry because Barrymore gave him his clothes

Question 36

How does Stapleton use Laura Lysons?

Answer 36

makes her write a letter to Charles to meet at the moor gate at night and then calls it off so Stpaleton can murder him

Question 37

Why did Stapleton steal Sir Henry's boot, return it and then steal another boot?

Answer 37

For the scent so that the Hound could track him. The first boot was new so there was no scent on the boot

Question 38

Through the theme of " rational vs. supernatural what supernatural elements play out in the murder plan and what is the rational or reasonable explanation?

Answer 38

Dog - - (hound or curse) - - looks like it breathes fire (supernatural) - glowing from pants (rational) Large Breeds - - pant with what look like fire

Question 39

Is Mrs. Stapleton a good or evil character - why

Answer 39

Good - - she is trying to stop her husband even though he is threatens to beat her. Evil - - she goes along with his plan

Question 40

How does Sherlock figure out that Stapleton is the killer?

Answer 40

He sees the picture in Baskerville Hall and realizes that Stapleton is a Baskerville

Question 41

How does the author use suspense in the climax of the book?

Answer 41

Fog - it give them a limited time to catch Stapleton in the act

Question 42

Explain one of the following symbols - the hound, the moor or Grimpen Mire?

Answer 42

Hound - - repsents evil / the curse / fear Moor - - represent the supernatural Grimpen Mire - - represents the mystery / Stapleton and his death

Question 43

What are the advantages and or disadvantages of having the novel narrated by Watson?

Answer 43

Sherlock is odd and like to solve problems on his own Watson is a more people person - he will give a better story instead of just the facts