CHAPTERS 7 & 8

1. Who was Selden, and why were people frightened of him?
2. How did Dr. Watson know that Barrymore was lying?
3. Holmes had a clever idea to prove that Barrymore was not the man in the taxi. Why didn't it work?
4. Two mysterious things happened when Dr. Watson met the Stapletons on the moor. What were they?

CHAPTERS 9 &10

1. Who did Sir Henry and Watson see? What was he doing?
2. What do we learn about Sir Charles' death?
3. Who is Mr. Frankland?
4. What does Mr. Frankland want the telescope for?
5. What do you know about the man who was not Selden?

The answers are due in 4 days [10th March]

ANSWERS TO CHAPTERS 7&8

1. Selden was a dangerous murderer who had escaped from prison and was somewhere on the moor.
2. Because Barrymore had said that it wasn't his wife crying ib the night, but Watson could see from Mrs Barrymore's face that she had been crying.
3. Because the boy from Grimpen post office had given the telegram to Mrs Barrymore and not to his husband.
4. Dr. Watson heard a strange, loud cry coming over the moor and Miss Stapleton thinking Watson was Sir Henry warned him to return to London since his life was in danger.

ANSWERS TO CHAPTERS 9&10

1. They saw Barrymore signalling with a light to someone on the moor.
2. He was waiting to meet a lady, Laura Lyons.
3. He is Laura Lyon's father.
4. He loves studying the stars but during several days he had been using it to find Selden.
5. He looked like a gentleman who was living in a stone hut, hiding from someone but he's not an escaped prisoner.