The Hound of the Baskervilles: Preguntas y Respuestas por Capítulos

Chapter 1: Mr. Sherlock Holmes

• 1. Who is telling this story?
  Doctor Watson is telling this story.
• 2. What is Sherlock Holmes’ address?
  He lives at 221B Baker Street.

Chapter 2: The Curse of the Baskervilles

• 1. Where does Dr. Mortimer live?
  He lives on Dartmoor.
• 2. Who was Sir Charles Baskerville?
  He was the owner of Baskerville Hall.
• 3. What had happened to Sir Charles?
  He died of a heart attack three months ago.

Chapter 3: The Problem

Dr. Mortimer is meeting Sir Henry Baskerville.

• A. Who is he?
  Sir Charles’ nephew.
• B. Where is he meeting him?
  At Waterloo Station.
• C. Where has he been living?
  In Canada.

Chapter 4: Sir Henry Baskerville

• 1. How old was Sir Henry? What did he look like?
  He was about thirty years old. He wasn't tall, but he was broad and strong.
• 3. What strange thing had happened when Sir Henry was in his hotel bedroom?
  Someone took one of his boots at the hotel.
• 5. Who sent the letter to Sir Henry Baskerville?
  He didn't know.

Chapter 5: Three Broken Threads

• Why was Sir Henry angry at lunch?
  Because two of his boots had disappeared from his room.
• Who will become the owner of Baskerville Hall if Sir Henry dies?
  He doesn't know because he has no known living relatives.
• How much money did Sir Henry have?
  He had a fortune of one million pounds.

Chapter 6: Baskerville Hall

• Why did Watson want to go back to London?
  Because he felt that lonely place was very dangerous.
• "I am Barrymore," said the man.
  • a) Who was Barrymore?
    He was the butler/servant of Baskerville Hall.
  • b) Describe Barrymore:
    He had a thick black beard and a pale face.
  • c) Did Watson think he had seen Barrymore before?
    He wasn't sure.

Chapter 7: The Stapletons of Merripit House

• Describe Miss Stapleton. Did Watson think she looked like her brother?
  She was a very attractive woman; she was slim and tall, with beautiful, dark eyes. No, Watson thought she looked very different from her brother.
• Miss Stapleton walked outside with Dr. Watson:
  • A) What did she tell him had made the strange sound?
    She told him that the strange sound was made by the Hound of the Baskervilles.
  • B) What did she tell Watson to do?
    She commanded him to go back to London that day.

Chapter 8: First Report of Dr. Watson

• Who has Sir Henry become good friends with?
  Sir Henry has become friends with Miss Stapleton.
• What question did Sir Henry ask Barrymore? What was Barrymore’s reply?
  Sir Henry asked him if he had been in London recently, and he replied that he had never been.
• What did Sir Henry give Barrymore?
  He gave Barrymore some old clothes.
• What did Dr. Watson see in the middle of the night?
  Barrymore holding a candle and making signals toward the moor.

Chapter 9: The Light upon the Moor

• 1. What has Dr. Watson found out about Sir Henry?
  He has found out that Sir Henry was in love with Miss Stapleton.
• 3. What did Sir Henry tell Dr. Watson about Stapleton?
  Sir Henry told Watson that Stapleton had shouted at him and that Stapleton was furious.
• 7. What did Watson and Sir Henry find lying near the bottom of the tor?
  They found the body of a man.
• 8. What did Watson see for a moment at the top of the tor?
  He saw a tall, thin man outlined against the sky.

Chapter 10: Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson

• 3. What was the boy taking out on the moor during the day?
  The boy was taking out food and letters.
• 4. Where was the boy taking the letters to?
  He took the letters to the stone hut / shelter on the moor.
• 5. Who was the other man on the moor?
  The man was Sherlock Holmes.

Chapter 11: The Man on the Tor

• When did Holmes come to Dartmoor?
  He came there on the same day as Watson.
• Which other person will the murderer of Sir Henry want to murder?
  Anyone standing between the murderer and the Baskerville inheritance.

Chapter 12: Death on the Moor

• Barrymore told Holmes that Sir Charles had received a letter on the day he died:
  • a) What did Sir Charles do after he read the letter?
    He burned the letter.
  • b) What did Holmes think was in the letter?
    He thought it contained something to hide.
• Holmes pointed to a portrait of Sir Hugo Baskerville:
  The face in the portrait looked remarkably like Jack Stapleton.

Chapter 13: Fixing the Nets

• 1. Who did Holmes invite to come and join them at Baskerville Hall?
  Lestrade, an inspector from Scotland Yard.
• 7. Who was "Miss Stapleton"?
  She was actually Stapleton’s wife, not his sister.
• 8. What happened to Stapleton?
  He lost his footing and fell into the Great Grimpen Mire.

Chapter 14: The Hound of the Baskervilles

• 1. Explain who Stapleton was:
  He was Rodger Baskerville's son and Sir Henry's cousin.
• 2. Why did Stapleton want his wife to pretend to be unmarried and get close to Sir Henry?
  To carry out his plan and claim the inheritance and fortune.
• 3. Why had Stapleton’s wife tried to warn Sir Henry?
  Because she did not want him to be murdered.
• 4. How had Sir Charles died?
  He was frightened to death by the hound, suffering a fatal heart attack.