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Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Summary & Analysis
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
Chapter VIII–IX
Chapters X–XI
Chapters XII–XIII
Chapters XIV–XV
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Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
Mr. Jack Stapleton
Main Ideas
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The Supernatural
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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
Chapters VIII–IX
Chapters X–XI
Chapters XII–XIII
Chapters XIV–XV
Quotes By Character
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
Mr. Jack Stapleton
Miss Stapleton
Sir Henry Baskerville
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Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapter 1: Mr. Sherlock Holmes
Chapter 2: The Curse of the Baskervilles
Chapters 3-4
Chapters 5-6
Chapter 7: The Stapletons of Merripit House
Chapter 8-9
Chapters 10-11
Chapters 12-13
Chapters 14-15
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Chapters 5-6 Quiz
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Chapters 5-6 Quiz
1
of 5
What has been stolen from Henry at the opening of Chapter V?
A third boot
A second boot
A box of tea
A cane
2
of 5
How much money did Barrymore inherit upon Charles' death?
1,000 pounds
500 pounds
740,000 pounds
Nothing
3
of 5
What name did Henry's stalker give the cabman?
Cartwright
Father Christmas
Sir Henry Baskerville
Sherlock Holmes
4
of 5
Holmes checks that Watson is carrying ___before Watson goes to Devonshire.
A map
A gun
A pipe
Plenty of boots
5
of 5
What does Watson hear as he tries to sleep in Baskerville Hall?
A man muttering
A dog howling
A woman laughing
A woman sobbing
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