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Memoria Press The Hound of the Baskervilles > Test 3: Chapters 12-15 > Flashcards

Test 3: Chapters 12-15 Flashcards

1
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determination; persistence

A

tenacity

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2
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dulled; made less intense

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deadened

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3
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an expert in a particular subject

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connoisseur

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4
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hindered

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hampered

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5
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impressive delicacy and skill

A

finesse

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6
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to persuade

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induce

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7
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to regard as acceptable, forgivable

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condone

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8
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resounded

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pealed

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9
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to show (someone) to be involved in crime

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implicate

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10
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sturdy; healthy

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robust

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11
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sudden, uncontrollable outburst

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paroxysm

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12
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suspicion

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surmise

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13
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in a manner unable to be stopped

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inexorably

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14
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unusual; shocking

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outré

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15
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weak

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feeble

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16
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Why has Holmes been on the moor in secret?

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He wanted to conduct his own investigation, uninterrupted

17
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What is the true identity of Miss Stapleton?

A

Mrs. Stapleton; Stapleton’s wife

18
Q

What is the identity of the spy who is also Sir Charles’s murderer?

A

Stapleton

19
Q

Whose death occurs on the moor, causing Homes and Watson to temporarily mourn before they realize who it is?

A

Selden

20
Q

What revelation does Holmes have while looking at the Baskerville portraits?

A

Stapleton is a Baskerville.

21
Q

What did Stapleton promise Mrs. Laura Lyons?

A

He promised to marry her.

22
Q

What is the literary significance of the hound’s death at the hands of Holmes?

A

The hound’s death signifies the triumph of the rational against the supernatural.

23
Q

Stapleton probably meets what fate?

A

He probably perishes in the mire.

24
Q

What is Stapleton’s original name and place of origin?

A

Vandeleur; South America

25
Q

How were the “footprints of a gigantic hound” formed?

A

The hound stepped near Sir Charles and sniffed him after he died.

26
Q

When Holmes retells the entire mystery of the Baskervilles, what is the supernatural able to explain?

A

nothing

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