WorksheetsHound of the Baskervilles Analysis
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
In the opening of the story, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson try to identify the owner of what object?
A medicine bag
A pipe
A knife
A cane
What does Mortimer unveil in Sherlock's office?
A flag
A map
A manuscript
A painting
The next in line in the Baskerville family inherited Baskerville Hall. What was stolen from him?
A manuscript
A shoe
Deeds to the hall
A pen
In Devonshire, what are armed guards on the lookout for?
Wildfires
A peasant insurrection
Boers
An escaped convict
Who is in line to inherit the Baskerville fortune after Henry?
Beryl
Laura Lyons
Stapleton
Barrymore
What is the famous address where Holmes is based?
12 Grimmauld Place
32 Windsor Gardens
221b Baker Street
17 Cherry Tree Lane
Watson acts as a foil for which character?
Stapleton
Mortimer
Henry
Holmes
Who is described as "a small, alert, dark-eyed man about thirty years of age, very sturdily built"?
Hugo
Henry
Charles
Mortimer
Which two qualities described the recently deceased Charles?
Superstitious, philanthropic
Superstitious, aggressive
Pious, philanthropic
Lecherous, philanthropic
What pseudo-science does Mortimer have an interest in?
Astrology
Radionics
Phrenology
Graphology
In what context does Holmes become more accessible to readers?
His posturing and pretention
His genius and intuition
Watson's adulation
His observation skills
What word describes Holmes and Watson's relationship?
Co-dependent
Trusting
Boring
Ridiculous
Stapleton is which two qualities incarnate?
Bookishness and kindness
Ill will and malice
Wit and vigour
Grace and intelligence
Which character is the convict a foil/parallel for?
Mortimer
Watson
Barrymore
Stapleton
What factor makes Stapleton a worthy adversary, unlike the convict?
His intelligence
His cruelty
His class
His crimes
What does Mortimer believe the hound to be?
Non-existent
A puppet
A real animal
A supernatural beast
What literary tradition does the story take on?
Epistolary literature
The Gothic
Science fiction
Modernism
What quality do Henry's servants demonstrate?
Rebelliousness
Docility
Murderousness
Slyness
What makes up most of the 18th-century manuscript presented at the opening of the story?
The Baskerville curse
A scientific theory
A theological treatise
The Baskerville family tree
What is a classic of the mystery/detective motif used prominently in Hound of the Baskervilles?
A femme fatale
A Macguffin
A red herring
A gun
How is Stapleton related to Sir Henry Baskerville?
He is his neighbor and friend
He is his brother-in-law
He is his long lost son
He is his cousin, Uncle Roger's long lost son and twice removed heir to the Baskerville fortune
Why does Stapleton pretend his wife is his sister?
They are actually related
He needs to pretend he is single in order to inherit the Baskerville fortune
He needs to pretend he is single in order to convince Laura Lyons and Sir Henry that he and his wife are free agents
He is no longer in love with his wife
Why does Sir Henry loose two boots in London?
The hotel staff conspires against him
The hotel staff steals expensive footwear
Mrs. Stapleton wanted to tip Henry off to her husband's scheme
Stapleton needed the scent from an old boot to lure his hound
Who established the Baskerville curse?
Sir Hugo Baskerville
Sir Charles Baskerville
Sir Henry Baskerville
Stapleton
Who took advantage of the Baskerville curse?
Sir Hugo Baskerville
Sir Charles Baskerville
Sir Henry Baskerville
Stapleton
What substance does Stapleton use to make his hound look scary?
Blood
Glow sticks
CO2 cartridges
Phosphorous
What role does the escaped convict play in Stapleton's scheme?
He helps Stapleton keep tabs on Henry and Watson with Barrymore's assistance
He dies at Stapleton's dog's hands but otherwise does nothing
He helps Watson locate the mysterious stranger on the moor, complicating Stapleton's plans
He brings food to Holmes
What happens to Henry at the end of the story?
He goes on a trip with Mortimer to calm his nerves
He marries the now widowed Mrs. Stapleton
He stuffs the hound and hangs it on his wall
He stays at Baskerville Hall to continue his uncle's good works
How did Sir Charles die?
Eaten by the hound
Attacked by the hound
Scared by the hound
Shot by the hound
With whom does Stapleton share an eerie resemblance?
Sir Henry Baskerville
The woman who is supposed to be his wife, suggesting they are brother and sister
Hugo Baskerville
Sir Henry
Why does the hound kill the escaped convict?
Because he smelled bad
Because he was wearing Sir Henry's suit
It was a trial run
Because he attacked Stapleton
Why does Laura Lyons refuse to tell anyone why she missed her late-night appointment with Sir Charles?
Because she killed him, dressing up like a massive hound and scaring him to death
Because she is protecting Stapleton, whom she thinks is in love with her
Because she is afraid of a public scandal
Because she did not miss her late-night appointment
Who let the dogs out?
Stapleton
Sherlock Holmes
Mrs. Stapleton
Mortimer
Why wasn't Mrs. Stapleton at dinner on the night Sir Henry was attacked?
Stapleton killed her
Stapleton beat her and tied her up upstairs
She had gone out to run some errands
She got sucked up by the Grimpen mire
Where does Holmes send Cartwright in search of the cut up newspaper?
A newspaper stand
The garbage
The printer's
Devonshire
When is the only time in the book that Holmes is proven wrong?
When Mortimer arrives and reveals he left the city when he got married
When he predicts that Stapleton is in fact a woman
When he claims that the convict was in league with Stapleton
When he assumes that the hound is otherworldly
Who is Frankland?
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Laura's father
The true heir to the Baskerville fortune
Stapleton's accomplice
Why is Mrs. Barrymore crying?
Because her brother, the escaped convict, is hiding out on the moor
Because her husband is abusive
Because her husband is having an affair
Because Watson refuses her sexual overtures
Why do the Barrymores really want to leave Baskerville Hall?
Because they assume Sir Henry will need a larger staff
Because they figure Watson can take care of all of Sir Henry's needs
Because they were scared and saddened at the death of Sir Charles
Because they want to go to South America with their brother, the convict
