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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. Why is the woman who wrote the letter to Sir Charles estranged from her family?

2. How did Holmes know it was Watson in his hut?

3. What is Sir Henry to do while at dinner with the Stapletons?

4. According to Watson, what is one of Holmes's faults?

5. What does Mrs. Barrymore confess?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the arrangement between Selden and the Barrymores, and how did it come to be?

2. Why does Laura Lyons live in Coombe Tracey?

3. What does Mrs. Stapleton reveal about her husband?

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

5. What is significant about the discovery of Sir Henry's boot in Grimpen Mire?

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

7. How did Stapleton deceive Mrs. Lyons?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of foreshadowing in this novel. Using at least three examples, discuss how they are used to indicate the next turn of the plot.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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