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Baskerville exam

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Who are the protagonsists?   show
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show Stapleton  
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By what other names has stapleton been known?   show
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From what point of view is the story told?   show
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show protecting good from evil  
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What are the minor themes of the novel?   show
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show 1889; London, Devonshire, Baskerville Hall, moorland, and Merripit House  
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What does the hound symbolize?   show
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What do the family portraits symbolize?   show
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show Holmes-Watson; before Dr. Mortimor comes in  
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show Dr. Mortimor; from manuscript by Hugo Baskerville  
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"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."   show
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"The devil's agents may be flesh and blood, may they not?"   show
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show Holes-Watson; when ideas fell through  
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show Watson in report to Holmes  
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"They say it is the cry of the Hound of the Baskerville."   show
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"I swear that another day shall not have passed before I have done all that man can do to reach the heart of the mystery."   show
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show Holmes-Watson; referring to stapleton  
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show Holmes-Watson; at end of the case  
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About what are Holmes and Watson incorrect in their deduction of their visitors cane?   show
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show Barrymorre  
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show Roger Baskerville  
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show Times  
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show Sherlock Holmes  
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show the woman crying  
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What does Stapleton say be believes the sound on the moor is?   show
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show some of his old wardrobe  
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What reason does Stapleton give for his outburst at the romance between Sir Henry and Miss Stapleton?   show
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show her initials are on the letter  
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Why does Frankland not report his sighting of the boy carrying food across the moor?   show
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show he was wearing Sir Henry's clothes  
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What is Holmes's final clue that leads him to the motive behind the crime?   show
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show phosphorus  
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What is Stapleton's name and formal career immediately before coming to the moor?   show
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show he is recovering by traveling  
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show Hugo Baskerville  
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Sir Charles was planning to go to London but was killed before he could go. What was his purpose for the planned trip?   show
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show boot  
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show Seldon  
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Why do Watson and Sir Henry go out on the moor in the middle of the night?   show
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The following passage is an example of what literary device? "the light beneath him was reflected in his small, cunning eyes which peered fiercely to the right and left through darkness, like a crafty animal who has heard the steps of the hungers"   show
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show Watson  
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Where is Baskerville Hall located?   show
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Who writes a letter to Sir Charles asking him to meet at the moor gate?   show
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Who is the other man on the moor?   show
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Sherlock Holmes   show
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show sidekick to Holmes and longtime chronicler of the detective's adventures  
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Sir Henry Baskerville   show
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show The head of the Baskerville estate. superstitious man, and terrified of the Baskerville curse and his waning health at the time of his death.  
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show the picture of aristocratic excess, drinking and pursuing pleasures of the flesh until it killed him.  
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show Family friend and doctor to the Baskervilles. tall, thin man who dresses sloppily but is an all-around nice guy and the executor of Charles's estate.  
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Mr. Stapleton   show
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Miss Stapleton   show
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show longtime domestic help of the Baskerville clan. Red herring for the detectives, in league with their convict brother but ultimately no more suspicious than Sir Henry.  
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show beautiful brunette daughter of "Frankland the crank," the local litigator who disowned her when she married against his will. Abandoned by her husband, she turns to Mr. Stapleton and Charles for help.  
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The convict   show
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show Laura's father. He is a man who likes to sue, a sort of comic relief with a chip on his shoulder about every infringement on what he sees as his rights.  
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