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

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

3. By mid-October, what lady is beginning to preoccupy Sir Henry's thoughts, according to Watson?

4. What is Frankland wishing to celebrate?

5. Why is Barrymore angry after Sir Henry and Watson learn the truth of his strange behavior?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can Holmes not arrest Stapleton?

2. Why does Laura Lyons live in Coombe Tracey?

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

4. What are Watson's impressions of the stone hut?

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

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

7. What are Holmes's instructions to Cartwright and why is it significant?

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

9. What is suspicious of Barrymore's behavior?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Watson is initially hurt by Holmes's deception of living on the moor, despite Holmes's assurances that Watson's efforts have not been in vain. How do Watson's feelings on this matter reflect upon his character and his relationship with Holmes? How does Holmes's deception and his reaction to Watson discovering him reflect upon himself?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the three options to write about.

1) Holmes's recognition of Stapleton in the portrait.

2) The lineage of the Baskervilles.

3) The odd habits of the people on the moor.

Essay Topic 3

In this novel, love is turned into something to be used against a person to make them do the other person's bidding. Discuss love as a weapon in this novel, citing strong, specific examples from the book.

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