Silver Blaze
What is the name of the famous horse that goes missing called?
Silver Blaze
What did Watson say is the reason Holmes took on specific cases?
He loved solving interesting crimes
Colonel Stark had bought a very small area of land. What did he find there?
The land had a very valuable and rare mineral only found there
How did Mrs. Hall feel about her guest at first?
Happy because she had new business
What did the stranger carry in his luggage?
Books, equipment, and many different types of bottles
Why did Edith Baxter not like the look of the strange man?
She thought he looked very suspicious.
How did Holmes know she had traveled by dog-cart?
She had mud on her sleeve
What was surprising about the hydraulic press?
It was inside of the house
How did the guest react when Mrs. Hall and Mr. Henfrey, the clockmaker, came in?
He was upset that they were disturbing his privacy
Why did Dr. Cuss go to visit the stranger?
He wanted to ask for money for the hospital charity fund
Why does Sherlock not want to tell Colonel Ross about where the missing horse is?
Colonel Ross has not been nice to Sherlock, and Sherlock now wants to have fun with him
After the Roylott family lost their riches, what where they left with?
A few acres of land and a large house
Why did Hatherly believe he was being lied to about the real reason for the hydraulic press?
He found small pieces of wood on the ground near the machine
Why did the stranger come to Iping?
He needed a quiet place to do his work without being bothered
What did the stranger show Dr. Cuss that scared him so much?
An empty sleeve that moved by itself
Why does Sherlock think they will be able to find the footprints of the missing horse?
It rained and made the ground soft – it would be easy to see footprints
Why did the stepfather, Dr. Roylott, kill his servant in India?
He thought the servant had been robbing him.
What happened when Hatherly was locked in the hydraulic press?
The ceiling started to move down toward him
Why was Mr. Hall worried about the new guest?
He didn’t know the guest’s name or face
What was so strange about the robbery at the Vicar’s house?
Although the Buntings could hear someone, and things were moving, they couldn’t see anyone causing the noise or movements
Why did the strange man want information?
He wanted a way to sneak past Ned Hunter
What happened shortly after Dr. Roylott and his family returned to England?
The girls’ mother died in a railway accident
Why did Hatherly let go of the window and fall to the ground?
The colonel struck his hand with an axe
Name three problems the Invisible Man had because he was invisible
Snow
Being dirty makes him visible: has to be really careful!
Eating makes him visible
What measures need to be taken to prevent the invisible man from leaving the district of Burdock?
1. He must be prevented from eating and sleeping; day and night.
2. Food must be locked up and secured so that he will have to break his way to it.
3. The houses everywhere must be barred for him.
4. The whole countryside must begin hunting and keep on hunting.
5. Get Hopps and the railway managers on alert.