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Hound of the Baskervilles

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Chapter I: Mr. Sherlock Holmes

Chapter II: The Curse of the Baskervilles

Chapters III–IV

Chapters V–VI

Chapter VII: The Stapletons of Merripit House

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Hound of the Baskervilles

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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How is Stapleton related to Sir Henry Baskerville?

(A) He is his neighbor and friend

(B) He is his brother-in-law

(D) He is his cousin, Uncle Roger's long lost son and twice removed heir to the Baskerville fortune

Why does Stapleton pretend his wife is his sister?

(A) They are actually related

(B) He needs to pretend he is single in order to inherit the Baskerville fortune

(D) He is no longer in love with his wife

Why does Sir Henry loose two boots in London?

(A) The hotel staff conspires against him

(B) The hotel staff steals expensive footwear

(D) Stapleton needed the scent from an old boot to lure his hound

Who established the Baskerville curse?

(A) Sir Hugo Baskerville

(B) Sir Charles Baskerville

(D) Stapleton

Who took advantage of the Baskerville curse?

(A) Sir Hugo Baskerville

(B) Sir Charles Baskerville

(D) Stapleton

What substance does Stapleton use to make his hound look scary?

(A) Blood

(B) Glow sticks

(D) Phosphorous

What role does the escaped convict play in Stapleton's scheme?

(A) He helps Stapleton keep tabs on Henry and Watson with Barrymore's assistance

(B) He dies at Stapleton's dog's hands but otherwise does nothing

(D) He brings food to Holmes

What happens to Henry at the end of the story?

(A) He goes on a trip with Mortimer to calm his nerves

(B) He marries the now widowed Mrs. Stapleton

(D) He stays at Baskerville Hall to continue his uncle's good works

How did Sir Charles die?

(A) Eaten by the hound

(B) Attacked by the hound

(D) Shot by the hound

With whom does Stapleton share an eerie resemblance?

(A) Sir Henry Baskerville

(B) The woman who is supposed to be his wife, suggesting they are brother and sister

(D) Sir Henry

Why does the hound kill the escaped convict?

(A) Because he smelled bad

(B) Because he was wearing Sir Henry's suit

(D) Because he attacked Stapleton

Why does Laura Lyons refuse to tell anyone why she missed her late-night appointment with Sir Charles?

(A) Because she killed him, dressing up like a massive hound and scaring him to death

(B) Because she is protecting Stapleton, whom she thinks is in love with her

(D) Because she did not miss her late-night appointment

Who let the dogs out?

(A) Stapleton

(B) Sherlock Holmes

(D) Mortimer

Why wasn't Mrs. Stapleton at dinner on the night Sir Henry was attacked?

(A) Stapleton killed her

(B) Stapleton beat her and tied her up upstairs

(D) She got sucked up by the Grimpen mire

Where does Holmes send Cartwright in search of the cut up newspaper?

(A) A newspaper stand

(B) The garbage

(D) Devonshire

When is the only time in the book that Holmes is proven wrong?

(A) When Mortimer arrives and reveals he left the city when he got married

(B) When he predicts that Stapleton is in fact a woman

(D) When he assumes that the hound is otherworldly

Who is Frankland?

(A) The Hound of the Baskervilles

(B) Laura's father

(D) Stapleton's accomplice

Why is Mrs. Barrymore crying?

(A) Because her brother, the escaped convict, is hiding out on the moor

(B) Because her husband is abusive

(D) Because Watson refuses her sexual overtures

Why do the Barrymores really want to leave Baskerville Hall?

(A) Because they assume Sir Henry will need a larger staff

(B) Because they figure Watson can take care of all of Sir Henry's needs

(D) Because they want to go to South America with their brother, the convict

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