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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. Where is the man on the moor staying?

2. What captures Holmes's attention in Baskerville Hall?

3. What does Watson find in the stone hut that pertains to him?

4. Who arrives from London to help Holmes?

5. What do Sir Henry and Watson do to entrap Barrymore?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sir Henry upset with Watson and Holmes?

2. Why does Watson refer to Mr. Frankland as much needed "comic relief?"

3. What does the hound look like?

4. Why does Laura Lyons live in Coombe Tracey?

5. Why is Watson hurt about Holmes's deception?

6. What is Mrs. Lyons's relationship to Sir Charles?

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

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

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

10. Why did Laura Lyons need so much help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laura Lyons, Mrs. Stapleton, and Mrs. Barrymore all have contentious relationships with men in their lives (Stapleton and Selden, respectively). Discuss their relationships and how they reflect upon their characters. Additionally, discuss whether the author is making a statement about the dependability of these women or how they are dependent upon the men.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are the dynamics of Holmes and Watson's relationship? How do they work together to solve the case? How do Watson and Holmes reflect upon each other?

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