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Memoria Press The Hound of the Baskervilles > Test 2: Chapters 7-11 > Flashcards

Test 2: Chapters 7-11 Flashcards

1
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abruptly

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brusquely

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2
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approval; praise

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approbation

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3
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difficult; burdensome

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approbation

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4
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disentangled

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extricated

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5
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dishonorable man

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blackguard

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6
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entreaties; petitions

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solicitations

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7
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a large amount of rain

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deluge

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8
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not showing emotion

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impassive

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9
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rugged; lacking refinemnet

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uncouth

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10
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secretive; stealthy

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furtive

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strange; unusual

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uncanny

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12
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unfathomable

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inscrutable

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13
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unsuccessful

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abortive

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14
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wealthy, influential person

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magnate

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15
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without stopping

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incessantly

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16
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Which neighbor of Sir Henry lives in Merripit House and works as a naturalist?

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Stapleton

17
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How does Sir Henry and Miss Stapleton’s relationship develop?

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Sir Henry falls in love with Miss Stapleton

18
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What does Watson discover Barrymore doing in the middle of the night?

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waving a candle across a window to signal Selden

19
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Who is Selden?

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the escaped convict; Mrs. Barrymore’s brother

20
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When Watson and Sir Henry try to capture Selden on the moor, what is the result?

A

they fall

21
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How does the narrative style of the novel change?

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Watson narrates the novel personally, with his diary, and with his letters to Holmes.

22
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What does it mean to have the “wisdom of a serpent”?

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to be shrewd and crafty

23
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Why does Mrs. Laura Lyons make an appointment with Sir Charles Baskerville on the moor?

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She needs assistance with her divorce.

24
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After Watson finds the hut of the other man on the moor besides Selden, he discovers that the man is following not Sir Henry, but whom?

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Watson

25
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What image does Doyle use to describe the tense plot of the novel?

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a butterfly net

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