The Hound of the Baskervilles Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mrs.Hudson

Mrs.Hudson, who is Holmes' housekeeper, is not featured in 'Hound of the Baskervilles'. The novel features Holmes and Watson and Inspector Lestrade, who comes towards the end of the story to arrest the villain.

Answer: From a heart attack

The story starts with Dr. Mortimer (a friend of Sir Charles Baskerville) visiting Holmes and Watson. Dr. Mortimer informs Holmes about the legend of the hound and also tells him about the death of Sir Charles. Sir Charles was chased by a hound and he died of a heart attack.

Answer: Miss Stapleton

Miss Stapleton, whom we are introduced to as the sister of the naturalist Stapleton, was the person who sent the letter. She wanted to warn Henry Baskerville against coming to the moor, as she feared that he would meet the same fate as his uncle Sir Charles.

Answer: They were shielding an escaped convict

The butler Barrymore's wife had a brother who was the dreaded convict Selden who had escaped from prison. Barrymore was shielding the convict and supplying him with food and water. This was their secret, which Watson and Sir Henry managed to find out.

Answer: Holmes

When Watson and Sir Henry go to the moor to track Selden, Watson sees the shadow of a man on the tor. The shadow is of none other than Holmes. After Watson reached Baskerville Hall, Holmes also arrived. But he hid on the tor to carry out his investigations in secret. Later on Watson finds out Holmes' lair and both join forces.

Answer: Because she was not his sister and was his wife

Sir Henry meets Miss Stapleton and falls in love with her and tries to woo her. Stapleton becomes furious learning of this and takes Sir Henry to task. The reason for this (which is revealed by Holmes) was that she was not Stapleton's sister but his wife.

Answer: Frankland's daughter

Before his death, Sir Charles received a note from a lady (with the initials LL). Sir Charles dies when he goes to meet the lady. This is revealed to Watson and Sir Henry by Barrymore. Watson finds out about a lady Laura Lyons, who is old Frankland's daughter. Holmes and Watson later find out that Laura had sent the note on Stapleton's insistence.

Answer: The son of Sir Charles' brother Rodger

Stapleton was a son of Rodger Baskerville, Sir Charles' younger brother. He comes to Devonshire taking the name of Stapleton with his wife Beryl, whom he projects as his sister. Stapleton uses Laura Lyons to lure Sir Charles to the moor and sets the hound loose on him, leading to his death. Stapleton later uses his wife as a decoy to lure Sir Henry and plans to kill him too, using the hound.

Answer: False

Holmes and Watson pretend to leave Devonshire, but come back at night with Inspector Lestrade. Sir Henry is invited to Stapleton's house for dinner. After finishing the dinner, when Sir Henry is returning home, Stapleton turns the hound loose on him. Just as the hound attacks Sir Henry, Holmes and Watson shoot and kill the hound.

The hound was a big dog whose mouth was coated with phosphorous to give it a flaming appearance to terrorize its victims. Sir Henry is shaken by the attack, but is unharmed.

Answer: We are not told for sure

At the end of the story, when Stapleton realizes that his plot has failed, he flees to his hideout. Holmes and Watson come to the mire in the morning with Beryl. They find evidence to suggest that Stapleton had missed his way and had presumably been swallowed by the mire. The novel ends with Sir Henry and Mortimer going on a voyage to help Sir Henry recover from the shock.