Hound CH 6

After page 54, all of the following are still on Holmes' list of possible suspects EXCEPT:

• Mr. & Mrs. Barrymore

• a groom who works at Baskerville Hall

• Mr. James Desmond

• Stapleton, the naturalist, and his sister

• Mr. Frankland of Lafter Hall

On page 54, Holmes warns Sir Henry not to leave Baskerville Hall alone because...

• ...Holmes doesn't trust Sir Henry.

• ...Holmes thinks that Sir Henry will be in great danger.

• ...Holmes is afraid Watson will be in great danger if he is separated from Sir Henry.

• ...Holmes really doesn't trust Watson as much as he says.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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CCSS.RL.8.4

"Bear in mind, Sir Henry, one of the phrases in that queer old legend which Dr. Mortimer has read to us, and avoid the moor in those hours of darkness when the powers of evil are exalted," is an example of which fiction signpost?

• Tough Question

• Memory Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Aha Moment

Read this thought from Dr. Watson:

"If on that forbidding moor a difficult and dangerous quest should lie before us, this was at least a comrade for whom one might venture to take a risk with the certainty that he would bravely share."

This thought shows the reader that Watson believes Sir Henry is _________.

• doomed

• brave

• foolish

• mysterious

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

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CCSS.RL.8.6

Throughout Chapter 6, Doyle gives the reader evidence to support the claim that the moor is a very spooky place. Choose all answer choices that provide evidence to support that claim.

• "...but behind the peaceful and sunlit country-side there rose ever, dark against the evening sky, the long, gloomy curve of the moor, broken by the jagged and sinister hills."

• "Over the green squares of the fields and the low curve of a wood there rose in the distance a grey, melancholy hill, with a strange jagged summit, dim and vague in the distance, like some fantastic landscape in a dream."

• "Our wagonette had topped a rise and in front of us rose the huge expanse of the moor, mottled with gnarled and craggy cairns and tors."

• "In its cold light I saw beyond the trees a broken fringe of rocks, and the long, low curve of the melancholy moor. I closed the curtain, feeling that my last impression was in keeping with the rest."

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

Why was a mounted soldier armed with a rifle standing high on top of a rock looking down on the road Sir Henry, Dr. Mortimer and Watson were traveling on?

• He was there to protect Sir Henry on his journey to Baskerville Hall.

• He was there because a convict had escaped from the nearby prison.

• He was guarding a bridge and was only supposed to allow certain people to pass.

• The men weren't sure why the mounted soldier was there.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

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There are many clues throughout Chapter 6 that it is ________.

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

Sir Henry's initial reaction to seeing Baskerville Hall from the wagon is one of ___________.

• amazement

• disgust

• bewilderment

• fright

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

True or False: Soon after meeting Sir Henry, Barrymore tells him that he and his wife plan to leave Baskerville Hall.

• True

• False

What did Watson hear at the end of Chapter 6?

• a man screaming

• a woman crying

• Sir Henry pacing

• the wind howling

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4