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The Hound of the Baskervilles (I ntroduction, ch 1 “Mr. Sherlock Holmes, ch 2 “The Curse of the Baskervilles – pg 4- 14)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (ch 3 “The Problem”, ch 4 “Sir Henry Baskerville”, ch 5 “The Stolen Boot”, pg 14-22) Answer the following questions

a.How did Dr Mortimer know Sir Charles had waited by the

wooden gate?

b.Who was Sir Henry Baskerville?

c.Where did he live before?

d.Where was he staying for the night?

e.Holmes said, “There are three questions”. What were those

questions? Why did he have these three questions?

f.Sir Henry received a letter. Why was it unusual? What did it

say?

g.What happened to Sir Henry while he was staying in the hotel?

h.Who did Dr. Watson follow? Why?

i.Why did Holmes think it was safer for Sir Henry to go to

Dartmoor?

j.Who would become the owner of Baskerville Hall if Henry died?

The Hound of the Baskervilles (ch 6&7 “Baskerville Hall”, “The Stapletons of Merripit House”, pg 22-28)

a.What mustn´t Sir Henry do at night?

b.What did Watson take with him?

c.Why was there a soldier guarding the road?

d.Why did Watson want to go back to London?

e.Why did Dr Mortimer leave Watson and Sir Henry?

f.Who was Barrymore? Describe him. Did Watson think he had seen him before?

g.What did Watson heard at night when he was writing a letter?

h.Who did Stapleton live with?

i.What happened to anyone who fell in the Great Grimpen Mire? j.Watson and Stapleton heard a strange sound. What did Watson think it was? What was Stapleton’s opinion?

k.Describe Miss Stapleton.

l.What did Miss Stapleton tell Watson about the strange sound? What did she tell him to do?

The Hound of the Baskervilles (ch 8 “Watson´s First Report”, pg

29-31)

1.What did Sir Charles do while he stood by the gate?

2.Where does Mr Frankland live?

3.What does he use to look at the stars?

4.Why was he looking at the moor?

5.Who has Sir Henry become good friends with?

6.What question did Sir Henry ask Barrymore? What was

Barrymore’s reply?

7.What did Sir Henry give Barrymore?

8.What did Dr Watson see in the middle of the night?

The Hound of the Baskervilles (ch 9 “The Light on the Moor”, pg

32-38)

a.What has Dr Watson found out about Sir Henry?

b.What did Dr Watson do when Sir Henry went out to the

moor alone?

c.What did Sir Henry tell Dr Watson about Stapleton?

d.Who was Barrymore signaling to out on the moor? Why was

he sending a signal?

e.Why did Sir Henry and Dr Watson go out onto the moor?

f.What strange sound did they hear?

g.What did Watson and Sir Henry find lying near the bottom

of the Tor?

h.What did Dr Watson see for a moment at the top of the Tor?

i.What mystery did Watson solve?

The Hound of the Baskervilles (ch 10&11 “The Man on the Moor”,

“High Tor Farm” pg 39-45)

a)Describe the man Watson saw on the top of the Tor

b)Why didn´t Mr Frankland say anything to the police?

c)How many men did he began to think there were?

d)What was the boy taking out on the moor during the day?

e)Where was the boy taking letters to?

f)Who was the other man on the moor?

g)When did Holmes go to Dartmoor?

h)Which other person will the murderer of Sir Henry want to

murder?

i)Why was Watson pleased to see the lights of Baskerville

Hall? The Hound of the Baskervilles (ch 12&13 “Setting the Trap”, “The Hound of the Baskervilles” pg 45-53)

1.When was Sir Henry going to go put again? Who was going to

go with him?

2.Who was he going to visit?

3.What did Sir Charles do after he read the letter?

4. What did Holmes think was in the letter?

5.What did Holmes think about Sir Charles being murdered by

a friend?

6.What d id Holmes find interesting about sir Hugo’s painting?

7.Who did Holmes invite to go to Baskerville Hall?

8.Who followed Sir Henry across the path to Merripit House?

9.What did they carry? Where did Sir Henry go? Where did

the others wait?

10.Why was Holmes scared their plan might fail?

11.What did they see when Lestrade fired his gun?

12.What was killed? Describe its face?

13.Who was “Mrs. Stapleton”? What happened to “Mr.

Stapleton”?

The Hound of the Baskervilles (ch 14 “Back in Baker Street” pg

53-55)

1.Who was Mr. Stapleton?

2.Why did he want his wife to marry Sir Henry?

3.Why had his wife tried to warn Sir Charles?

4.How did Sir Charles die?

5.Who was the man with a black beard?

6.Why were Sir Henry’s boots stolen from the hotel in London?

7.Why did the dog hunt Selden?