Test 3: Chapters 12-15 Flashcards
determination; persistence
tenacity
dulled; made less intense
deadened
an expert in a particular subject
connoisseur
hindered
hampered
impressive delicacy and skill
finesse
to persuade
induce
to regard as acceptable, forgivable
condone
resounded
pealed
to show (someone) to be involved in crime
implicate
sturdy; healthy
robust
sudden, uncontrollable outburst
paroxysm
suspicion
surmise
in a manner unable to be stopped
inexorably
unusual; shocking
outré
weak
feeble
Why has Holmes been on the moor in secret?
He wanted to conduct his own investigation, uninterrupted
What is the true identity of Miss Stapleton?
Mrs. Stapleton; Stapleton’s wife
What is the identity of the spy who is also Sir Charles’s murderer?
Stapleton
Whose death occurs on the moor, causing Homes and Watson to temporarily mourn before they realize who it is?
Selden
What revelation does Holmes have while looking at the Baskerville portraits?
Stapleton is a Baskerville.
What did Stapleton promise Mrs. Laura Lyons?
He promised to marry her.
What is the literary significance of the hound’s death at the hands of Holmes?
The hound’s death signifies the triumph of the rational against the supernatural.
Stapleton probably meets what fate?
He probably perishes in the mire.
What is Stapleton’s original name and place of origin?
Vandeleur; South America
