Asperity
Severity of surroundings or personality; though it is used in
Chapter One to describe Holmes's response at hearing he is the second
best detective, it could also apply to the landscape around the Hall or
Stapleton's temper, as seen in his outburst when Sir Henry tried to kiss
his sister (actually his wife).
Atavism
As described in the chapter one notes, the presence of a characteristic
found in remote ancestors but absent in other more recent generations;
Dr. Mortimer wrote an article on this, and Stapleton, with his similarities
to Hugo, proves to be a good example.
Crenellated, Mullioned
The first term refers to the notches at the top of the tower
(so that it alternates between a square of stone and open space), the
second to the metal separating windows into panes; the words are in reference
to Hall and add to the feel of the medieval castle.
Immemorial
Beginning before record, in memory or otherwise; used as argument
in one of Frankland's cases on trespassing on an ancient path, it can
describe the dwellings of Neolithic man (without an accurate date) as
well.
Moor
A marshy wasteland; Sir Henry is warned, as have the Baskervilles
before him, not to cross this at night.
Mire
Muddy, unsupportive ground, such as a bog; Stapleton keeps his
hound and a hideout near an abandoned mine deep in the Grimpen Mire and
it is while trying to reach this, that he dies.
Spectral
Ghostly, or otherwise appearing supernatural; this term is applied
to the hound several times, which has had phosphorous applied to it, so
that it glows and looks even more fierce.
Tor
A steep, rocky overlook; Watson spots a man (whom he later finds
out was Watson) standing on this the night he and Sir Henry chase the
convict.
1. Holmes and Watson are incorrect in this deduction from their visitor's
cane:
a. his occupation
b. the reason he was
given it
c. where he works now
d. where he used to work
2. This person discovered and reported the death of Sir Charles Baskerville:
a. Barrymore
b. Dr. Mortimer
c. Mrs. Barrymore
d. Stapleton
3. The member of the Baskerville line that fled to South America
was:
a. Hugo
b. Charles
c. Rodger
d. Henry
4. The letters of the note warning Sir Henry were cut from this newspaper:
a. unknown
b. Post
c. Times
d. Devon County Chronicle
5. The cabman reported to Holmes that his passenger's name was:
a. Barrymore
b. Sherlock
Holmes
c. Stapleton
d. Hugo
6. Watson hears this sound while he is trying to sleep on his first
night in Baskerville Hall:
a. low
music
b. footsteps
c. a man's voice
d. a woman crying
7. When pressed, Stapleton says he believes the sound on the moor
is this:
a. the hound of the Baskervilles
b. a horse stuck in the marshy ground
c. Selden, the criminal
d. the last of the bitterns
8. Sir Henry does this after Barrymore seems upset at his questioning
over the telegram:
a. gives him a raise
b. questions him further over the reason for his uneasiness
c. tells him he can just leave if he is so unhappy
d. gave him some
old clothes
9. Stapleton gives this reason for his outburst at the romance between
Sir Henry and Miss Stapleton:
a. he did not want to lose his
only companion
b. he did not like Sir Henry
c. he did not want his sister
around a man with a family curse
d. she was his wife
10. Watson believes Laura Lyons has information on the case because:
a. she told him she did
b. Barrymore said she had come around a few times in the days before Sir
Charles's death
c. he sees a woman's footprint near the spot where Sir Charles
died
d. her initials were at the bottom of a partially-burned letter
11. Why does Frankland not report his sighting of the boy carrying
food across the moor?
a. he sympathizes with the convict
b. he plans on making
a case of it later, claiming that he could not report it since it would be a violation
of privacy to report on others' activities
c. he feels the authorities have
not done enough to stop the protests against him
d. the authorities will
no longer listen to him
12. The hound accidentally went after Selden because:
a. he was a similar size and shape to Sir Henry
b. he was wearing
clothes that smelled like Sir Henry
c. he was closer than Sir Henry, and
so caught his scent first
d. Selden had let the hound loose
13. This is Holmes's final clue that leads him to the motive behind
the crime:
a. Hugo's portrait
b. Sir Charles's will
c. Rodger's portrait
d.
Laura Lyon's letter
14. This was what made the hound look fierce and supernatural:
a. neon
b. phosphorus
c. potassium
d. argon
15. This was Stapleton's name and formal career immediately before
coming to the moor:
a. Vandeleur, embezzlement
b. Vandeleur, ran school
c. Fraser,
ran school
d. Baskerville, entomology
16. Sir Henry's fate was:
a. he is recovering by traveling
b. the hound caused permanent injury to his throat and he died three days
later
c. in his fright at seeing the hound, he ran into Grimpen Mire and is
presumed dead
d. he decided to leave most of his fortune to the Barrymores and return
to Canada
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