Hound of the Baskerville Ch 7 – Flashcards
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(SG) What did Barrymore lie about and how did Watson know he was lying?
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He lied because he turned pale because he said it wasn't Mrs. Barrymore sobbing last night. Her eyes were red with swollen lids when Watson saw her in the long corridor. Watson concludes that Barrymore is lying and begins to suspect hin in Sir Charles death.
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(SG) Why did Watson go to Grimpen and what did he learn when he went there?
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To find out whether the telegram had really been placed in Mr. Barrymores own hands. That the telegram was placed in Mrs. Barrymores hand because Mr Barrymore was in the loft. It was, therefore, impossible to know for sure whether or not M. Barrymore had been in London spying
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(SG) Who ran up behind Watson on the moor? Describe him and tell how he knew it was Watson.
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Mr. Stapleton. HE was small. slim, clean shaven, prime faced man, flaxen hair and lean jawed between 30 and 40 years of age. He was dressed in a grey suit and straw hat. Carried a green butterfly net. Dr Mortimer had pointed Dr Watson out from the window of his surgery as passed
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(SG) What are some of Stapletons thoughts about the legend of the hound?
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Stapleton says people have seen the hound at the moor. Stapleton believes in the legend of the hound and it lead to Sir Charles death
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(SG) How does Watson respond to Stapleton's offer to help his investigation?
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He tells him that he is their to visit his friend Sir Henry and needs no help of any kind
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(SG) DEscribe the Grimpen Mire and tell why it is dangerous?
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A great plain with hills sticking out green and grassy. Ponies get stuck in it and die because they get there on dry land and when it rains can't get out. They fall into bogholes that are filled with quicksand
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(SG) How does Stapleton say he is able to cross the Grimpen Mire and why does he do so?
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Because there are onr or two paths the man can take and Stapleton says he can because he has them marked. Because beyond the hills their are rare plants and butterflies.
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(SG) What strange sound did Watson hear in the moor and how did Stapleton explain it?
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A long, low moan that swelled into a deep roar and sank back into a murmur. The peasents say it is the Hound Of Baskerville calling for its prey. Stapleton thinks it may be that the noise is comming from the mud settling or the water rising in the bog(bog bubbling) or that the noise was made by a rare bird that lives on the moor
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(SG) What warning did Stapletons's sister mistakenly give Watson while er brother was chasing a butterfly?
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Go back to London and never set foot upon the moor again. "Go Back to London she Thought Watson was Sir Henry.
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(SG) Why was Watson surprised with how Miss Stapleton looked?
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She is very dark, beautiful and slim. elegant and her brother is neutral tinted with light hair and grey eyes. THey look nothing a like.
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(SG) Who did Miss Stapleton think she had been talking to?
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Sir Henry
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(SG) What line indicates that Beryl Stapleton is not really happy to be living on the moor?
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She says "Quite Happy" but htere was no ring of conviction in her words.
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(SG) Why did Beryl Stapleton secretly run after Watson when he left to return to Baskerville HAll?
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She wanted him to forget about what she had said to him about leaving Baskerville and go back to London. Watson tells her he can't forget if his friend is in danger
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(SG) Why does Beryl say that her brother would be upset if he knew she tried to discourage Sir Henry from moving to Baskerville Hall?
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Her brother is anxious to have the Hall inhabited for he thinks it is for the good of the poor folk upon the moor
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What is strange about the hillside on the mire?
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20 gray rings of stone
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Who does Miss Stapleton mistake Watson for? Why is this significant?
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Sir Henry. Significant because Sir Henry may be in grave danger. It also brings up questions about why she does not want her brother to know about her conversation with Watson
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How does Stapleton describe the Mire?
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A great plain with hills sticking out; ponies get stuck and die
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What extraordinary claim does Stapleton claims he can get through it without getting caught?
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Stapleton Claims he can get through it wothout getting caught
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Who approaches Watson while Stapleton is chasing butterflies?
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Stapletons sister
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What does Stapletons sister tell Watson?
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She tells him to leave and go back to London immediately
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What does Stapletons sister tell Watson this?
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She thinks he is Sir Henry
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What impression does Watson have of Baskerville Hall in the morning of Chapter 7
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He finds it is much lighter and brighter and more cheerful
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What is Stapletons profession?
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He is a naturalist who collects butterflies and other insects. He's been in the area 2years and loves the moor
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What does Stapleton reveal that shocks Watson?
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Stapleton knows that Sherlock Hokmes is looking in to the death of Sir Charles
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What dangerous place on the moor has claimed the lives of several people and animals?
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Grimpen Mire
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What do Stapleton and Watson see at the bog-hole?
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A pony sinking into the mire
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What does Watson and Stapleton hear coming from the moor?
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A mysterious, sad moan
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What is Watson's impression of Miss Stapleton?
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He finds her to be beautiful and out of place
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Identify Merripit House
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Merripit House was Stapleton's Home on the moor
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What bad place did Stapleton clain to be able to cross
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He said he could cross Grimpen Mire
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What does Stapleton tell Watson that he did before coming to Devonshire?
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Stapleton tells Watson that he had a boys school in the north country before moving to Devonshire. He tells WAtson that the school was forced to closed because some students died in a serious epidemic.
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Who meets up with Watson after he leaves the Stapletons house?
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Miss Stapleton runs to meet Watson on his way back to Baskerville Hall.
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Why do tyou think Miss Stapleton tells Watson to disregard her earlier warnings?
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She tells him that she was just shaken by Sir Charles death and to disregard her warning. Miss Stapleton seems vary afraid that her brother will find out that she warned Sir Henry
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What do Watson and Stapleton see at the Bog-Hole?
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A pony is slowly sinking into the mire
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Watson heard a loud deep barking from the moor. He was able to identify it as a the bark of a blood hound
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False
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Describe Grimpen Mire
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A Bog that looks like a grassy area but it si very wet and if you step there you sink into the quicksand
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In the morning Watson went to the
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Post office in Grimpen
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Who did the messanger boy actually give the message to?
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Mrs Barrymore beacuse she said he was in the loft
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What color was the Stapletons hair
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Fair
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How did Stapleton recognize Watson?
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Dr Mortimore point him out
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Where did Stapleton invite Watson
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Merripit House to see his butterfly collection
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How long had Stapleton been at the moor?
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2 years
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After they heard the hound baying what did Watson see?
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2 ravens
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Beryl Stapleton is not English. How do we know this?
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She lisps
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What are Lepidoptera?
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Butterflies
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What featyre of the moor is most dangerous?
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The Grimpen mire (Swamp) is most dangerous
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On his return to Baskerville Hall Dr Watson meets Mrs. Stapleton again. Why does she say that shee didn't want her brother to overhear her warning?
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Her brother wants to make sure Baskerville is livesd in for the economic prosperity of the area.
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What does Watson remark to Sir Henry in the morning?
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He heard a woman sobbing and Sir Henry heard it too
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Watson suspects the Barrymores are murderers because they lied about what?
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They lied that Mrs Barrymore had been crying the night before, because Barrymore has a beard like the passenger in the cab, also after he check with the postmaster he did not deliever the telegram to Mr Barrymore bu to Mrs Barrymore beacuse they said Mr. Barrymore was in the loft.
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What does Stapleton tell Watson he is surprised about when they meet?
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That Sir Henry wants to live in Baskerville Hall after the terrible death of Sir Charles
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Watson ask Stapleton if he believes about the legend of the hound?
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Stapleton replies only that he believed Sir Charles was much troubled by it. Because of his bad heart and irrational fears, Stapleton believs that Sir Charles died of fright.
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To Watson's immense surprise, Satapleton ask about who?
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Sherlock Homes. Watson explains that Holmes has had to stay behind in London but he discreetly avoids the question of whether Holmes is involved in the case.
