Hound of the Baskervilles - - TEST Flashcards
Who is a former teachers and butterfly lover who goes out onto the moor with a butterfly net?
Stapleton
Who is the man who had his life taken by a devil hound, thereby the beginning of the legend?
Hugo
Who is the lead detective in the case at the center of the novel, although is only in a few chapters?
Sherlock Holmes
Who is the South American woman who is used and abused by her husband?
Miss Stapleton
Who is the friend to the Baskerville family and the man who brought a mysterious death to the attention of Sherlock Holmes?
Dr. Mortimer
Who works in the Baskerville hall and have been supplying the escaped convict?
Mr. and Mrs. Barrymore
Who is the daughter who married a ma that her father did not approve of - she is attempting to divorce her husband?
Laura Lyons
Who is the heir to the Baskerville estate - a moan of action that slowly becomes worn down and afraid of things?
Henry Baskerville
Who is the escaped prisoner - he is a vicious murderer who has the whole of Dartmoor on edge?
Selden
Who is the narrator of the novel - the sidekick?
Watson
What does henry lose while he is in london?
His boot
Where does a majority of the story take place?
Devonshire
What is the definition of foreshadowing?
Hints or clues to prepare us for what will happen later in the story
what are three themes of the novel?
Detective work
The rational vs. the supernatural
Good vs. evil
For whose point of view is the story told from?
Dr. Watson
Who is the author of the novel?
Arthur Conan Doyle
Who does Frankland think Sherlock is when he discovers him on the moor?
Selden
How do Sherlock and Watson determine that Sir Charles was waiting at the gate for at least 10 minutes before he died?
From the ash of his cigar on the ground
Who do Watson and Sherlock think it is when Selden dies?
Henry
When Sir henry was in London, he was following by a man in a cab with WHAT???
A beard
Who was Sir Charles waiting for on the last night of his life?
Laura Lyons
Before Stapleton moved to Devonshire - what was his occupation?
Teacher
How does the author create suspense at the climax of the story?
THE FOG
Why did Holmes lie to Watson about being in London?
Did not want the enemy to accidently know he was there from communication between Sherlock and Watson
What object was left behind in the apartment of Watson and Sherlock?
A walking cane
What street do Watson and Sherlock live on?
Baker Street
How is Selden related to Barrymore?
The brother of Mrs. Barrymore
How did Stapleton get Mrs. Lyons to be a part of his plan?
Promised to marry her
Why did Mrs. Lyons wish to meet with Sir Charles on the night of his death?
She needed his help and he was going to be away to London for a long time
What is the Hound a symbol of?
The curse
Evil
Fear
Who did Sherlock first think wrote the warning letter to Sir Henry - what was his assumptions about that person - How and why is this different from who really wrote the letter?
An educated man trying to sound uneducated - hiding his handwriting from Henry
Mrs. Stapleton hid her handwriting from her husband
Why did Sherlock hide out on the moor the entire time while Watson thought he was in London - why didn’t he tell Watson?
To spy on Stapleton without him knowing that he was there. He was afraid Watson would try to communicate and he would be found out
How did Sir Henry and Watson feel when they first entered Baskerville Hall? How is the Hall a symbol for the evil of Hugo Baskeville?
Gloomy and depressed
Shows the dark history of the family and what they have gone through.
In Chapter 7 - - Stapleton says to Watson - “that is the great Grimpen Mire - A false step younder, means death to man or beast.” How does this foreshadow Stapleton’s death?
A man can fall into the swamp and die - but that he is a master of getting through it. It ends up being where he dies in the fog
How does the escaped convict mess up Stapleton’s plans?
Stapleton thinks it’s Henry because Barrymore gave him his clothes
How does Stapleton use Laura Lysons?
makes her write a letter to Charles to meet at the moor gate at night and then calls it off so Stpaleton can murder him
Why did Stapleton steal Sir Henry’s boot, return it and then steal another boot?
For the scent so that the Hound could track him. The first boot was new so there was no scent on the boot
Through the theme of “ rational vs. supernatural what supernatural elements play out in the murder plan and what is the rational or reasonable explanation?
Dog - - (hound or curse) - - looks like it breathes fire (supernatural) - glowing from pants (rational)
Large Breeds - - pant with what look like fire
Is Mrs. Stapleton a good or evil character - why
Good - - she is trying to stop her husband even though he is threatens to beat her.
Evil - - she goes along with his plan
How does Sherlock figure out that Stapleton is the killer?
He sees the picture in Baskerville Hall and realizes that Stapleton is a Baskerville
How does the author use suspense in the climax of the book?
Fog - it give them a limited time to catch Stapleton in the act
Explain one of the following symbols - the hound, the moor or Grimpen Mire?
Hound - - repsents evil / the curse / fear
Moor - - represent the supernatural
Grimpen Mire - - represents the mystery / Stapleton and his death
What are the advantages and or disadvantages of having the novel narrated by Watson?
Sherlock is odd and like to solve problems on his own
Watson is a more people person - he will give a better story instead of just the facts
