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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sir Henry do when Barrymore refuses to answer his questions?

2. What revelation upsets Laura Lyons?

3. Why does Sir Henry decide that they must go capture Selden?

4. What was spread over the hound to give it a ghoulish look?

5. What does Watson believe is the identity of the man on the moor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Barrymore not tell anyone about the burnt letter?

2. What are Watson's fanciful impressions of the moor in his letter to Holmes?

3. Why does Stapleton appear to oppose a match between his sister and Sir Henry?

4. Why did the hound and the men mistake Selden for Sir Henry?

5. What contributes to the dark mood around Baskerville Hall at the beginning of Chapter 10?

6. What happens when Sir Henry walks out of Stapleton's house?

7. What are Watson's impressions of the mysterious figure he sees on the tor?

8. How did Holmes survive all those weeks on the moor?

9. What reason does Stapleton give for his objection to Sir Henry courting his sister?

10. Why did Laura Lyons need so much help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the moor an active character in this novel? What are characteristics of the moor? Is it just as important as Holmes or Stapleton? Why or why not? How would this story be altered if the setting were not as strange as Devonshire?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of deception and identity concealment in this novel. Pay particular attention to who does this and why they do it, especially in regards to the overall plot.

Essay Topic 3

Arthur Conan Doyle relies heavily on symbolism in one part of the story to reflect upon another. With this in mind, choose one of the following topics to write about.

1) The symbolism of the hound.

2) The symbolism of the Grimpen Mire.

3) The symbolism of Stapleton's butterflies.

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