- Was Sir Charles Baskerville murdered?
- How did Barrymore find SIr Charles' body?
- "Sir Charles had walked on his toes" How did his butler get to that conclusion?
- Why was his death important?
- Why didn't Dr. Mortimer want Sir Henry to go to the family Hall?
CHAPETRS 5 & 6
- Five mysterious things happened to Sir Henry before he left London. What were they?
- Why did Holmes assume that the address was written in a hotel?
- Was staying at Baskerville Hall a safer option than staying in London?
- Holmes suspected of Barrymore. Why? How did he manage to know where he was?
- What happened to Sir Henry's two uncles?
The answers are due in a week [1st march]
ANSWERS TO CHAPTERS 3&4
- No, he wasn't. He died from natural causes since his heart had been weak for some time.
- He followed Sir Charles' footprints to the far of the Alley.
- Because Sir Charles' footprints changed from the moor gate to the end of the Alley.
- Because it showed that the footprints did not belong to Sir Charles but to a huge hound.
- Because all Baskervilles who had lived in the Hall have died terrible deaths and Sir Charles' work must go on for the sake of his lands.
ANSWERS TO CHAPTERS 5&6
- One of his new shoes was stolen;he received a warning letter from an unknown person;he was followed by a man with a large black beard; a second, old shoe was stolen; and the new shoe reappeared in his hotel room.
- Because the pen and the ink have both given the writer trouble since there was probably little ink in the bottle.
- Yes, it was. In case someone tried to hurt Sir Henry, staying in the country, it would easier to catch him afterwards.
- Because Barrymore wore beard. He sent a telegram to him at the Hall.
- Sir Charles Baskerville, who died at Baskerville Hall three months before, and Roger Baskerville, a criminal, who had gone to South America and died of a fever.