Chapter 2 Flashcards
What job did Miss Mortstan’s father do?
He was an officer in an Indian regiment.
hat happened to Miss Morstan’s fatherten years ago?
He disappeared.
Who did Mary Morstan contact about her father?
Major Sholto.
What had Mary Morstan received for the last six years?
A box containing a single, rare pearl.
What did the letter say that Mary Morstan received that morning?
That she was a wronged woman.
What is the sub plot of ‘The Sign of The four’?
The relationship between Mary Morstan and John Watson.
How does Watson describe Mary Morstan?
‘A very attractive woman’.
What does Watson feel might be an obstacle to a romance with Miss Morstan?
His lack of money.
How does Watson describe Holmes?
“You really are an automaton - a calculating machine’ and ‘inhuman’
Doyle uses Mary Morstan as a catalyst - what is a catalyst?
Something or someone who creates a problem that starts the story.
