The Hound of the Baskervilles

Which is not one of the three threads that are snapped in Homes' investigation?

• Barrymore's possible connection to the spy

• Sir Charles's cause of death

• the copy of the Times used to make the anonymous letter

• the number of the cab which was driving the spy

What is the central conflict of the novel?

• the emotional vs. the rational

• the supernatural vs. the material

• the rational vs. the supernatural

• the metaphysical vs. the natural

How does Sir Henry and Miss Stapleton's relationship develop?

• Sir Henry falls in love with Miss Stapleton.

• Sir Henry thinks Miss Stapleton is intolerable.

• Miss Stapleton asks Sir Henry to never speak to her again.

• Miss Stapleton hints that she wants to marry Sir Henry.

What does Watson discover Barrymore diong in the middle of the night?

• sneaking out onto the moor to meet Selden

• stealing food from the kitchen for Selden

• writing letters to Selden

• waving a candle across a window to signal Selden

Who is Selden?

• the escaped convict; Stapleton's brother

• the escaped convict, Mrs. Barrymore's brother

• the escaped convict; Frankland's son

• the escaped convict; Sir Henry's uncle

How does the narrative style of the novel change?

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

• The novel switches from Watson's point of view to Sir Henry's.

• Watson uses Holmes' case file to tell the second half of the novel.

• Holmes and Watson begin to reminisce about details of the Baskerville case.

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?

• Stapleton

• Watson

• Homes

• Barrymore

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

• an African drum

• ice on a pond

• ivy on a house

• a butterfly net

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

• She needs assistance with her divorce.

• She wants to profess her love for Sir. Charles.

• She decides to warn Sir Charles about the hound of the Baskervilles.

• She needs money to leave the country.

Where is the extract taken from?

• The Mound of Baskervilles

• The Hound of Baskervilles

• The Moor of Baskervilles

• The Diary of Dr. Watson