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The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  1. When the peasant girl Hugo had kidnapped escapes, what does he do?

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  2. What item has been left behind at the Baker Street apartment by an unknown visitor?

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  3. What does the letter say has been the fate of all the Baskerville men since Hugo's death?

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  4. What does the mysterious letter Sir Henry receives warn of?

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  5. What detail about the death of Sir Charles Baskerville is not reported in the newspapers?

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  6. Before he slips away, what feature of the man stalking the Baskerville heir does Holmes make note of?

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  7. What article of clothing belonging to Sir Henry twice goes missing?

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  8. What false name does the mysterious stalker give the taxi driver?

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  9. How does Hugo die?

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  10. What does the letter Dr. Mortensen brings to Holmes reveal?

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