Available Answers

1. 1.

   Choose the correct alternative

   1. 'Penang lawyer' is kind of
      1. stick
      2. hearth-rug
      3. public prosecutor
      4. retired lawyer
   2. Holmes saw the reflection of Watson in the
      1. window pane
      2. mirror
      3. silver plated coffee pot
      4. polished surface of the table
   3. The exact date of manuscript shown by Dr. Mortimer was
      1. 1730
      2. 1752
      3. 1724
      4. 1742
   4. The resident of Lafter Hall was
      1. Sir Charles Baskerville
      2. Mr. Frankland
      3. Mr. Stapleton
      4. Dr. James Mortimer
   5. The footprints found beside the body of Charles Baskerville were that of
      1. man
      2. woman
      3. hound
      4. horse
   6. The last known heir to the Baskervilles was
      1. Hugo Baskerville
      2. Rodger Baskerville
      3. Henry Baskerville
      4. Charles Baskerville
   7. Holmes and Watson were looking for the cab bearing the number
      1. 2704
      2. 2047
      3. 2407
      4. 2074
   8. Mrs. Oldmore's husband was once the Mayor of
      1. Devonshire
      2. Gloucester
      3. Dartmoor
      4. Stamford
   9. James Desmond was
      1. butler to Charles Baskerville
      2. the Post Master of Grimpen
      3. a naturalist
      4. a clergyman
   10. The name of the Nottingham Hill murderer was
       1. Seldon
       2. John Clayton
       3. Barrymore
       4. Theophilus Johnson
   11. Dr. Mortimer lived in
       1. a little cottage on south coast
       2. a small grey hamlet
       3. The Baskerville Hail
       4. The Merripit House
   12. Stapleton found teaching in a school
       1. innovative and interesting
       2. difficult and challenging
       3. mechanical and uninteresting
       4. exciting and illuminating
   13. In Long Down Dr. Mortimer found
       1. the body of Sir Charles Baskerville
       2. a bulbous-headed stick
       3. an ancient manuscript
       4. a prehistoric skull
   14. The letter that Sir Charles received on the morning of the death had the initials
       1. L.L.
       2. J.M.
       3. E.B.
       4. S.H.
   15. Dr. Watson discovered the blankets rolled in a waterproof at
       1. the office of the Country Constabulary
       2. the stone hut on the moor
       3. old Middleton's park
       4. Frankland's garden
   16. The bearded man whom Holmes and Watson found in the moor was
       1. a school master in north England
       2. a village grocer of Grimpen
       3. the escaped convict
       4. the man on the tor
   17. The man in the portrait with the telescope was
       1. Sir William Baskerville
       2. Hugo Baskerville
       3. Rear Admiral Baskerville
       4. Henry Baskerville
   18. St. Oliver's private school was run by
       1. Mr. and Mr. Vandeleur
       2. Mr. and Mrs. Barrymore
       3. Mr. and Mrs. Stapleton
       4. Mr. and Mrs. Lyons
   19. The bluish flame on the hound's body came from
       1. camphor
       2. sulphur
       3. methane
       4. phosphorus
   20. Dr. Mortimer's spaniel was discovered in
       1. the Baskerville Hall
       2. Stapleton's house
       3. an abandoned mine
       4. a stone hut on the moor
2. 2.

   Describe the walking stick carried by Dr. Mortimer.

3. 3.

   How did Rodger Baskerville die?

4. 4.

   Why did Dr. Mortimer think that Dartmoor is an unsafe abode for a Baskerville?

5. 5.

   How many people saw the apparition on the moor after Sir Charles Baskerville's death?

6. 6.

   What was written in the letter that Sir Henry received from unknown sources?