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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 london;the english countryside | "the speckled band" is set in..... |
| he has great powers of deduction | holmes tell helen stoner how she got to his office... how does he know how she traveled? |
| will lose control of the family money | dr. roylott does not want helen to marry because he..... |
| he is concerned for her safety | holmes agrees to work on helens case because... |
| she starts to hear a whistling at night | helens fears have been increased right before she comes to visit holmes because... |
| draw conclusions from careful observations | the most impressive quality about holmes is his abilityto... |
| frighten holmes and watson | during his visit with holmes, roylott bends an iron poker in order to..... |
| the docter has a passion for Indian animals | one indication that the speckled band might be a snake is that.... |
| they are a false clue that can help harden solving the mystery | what was doyles purpose for including the gypsies in the speckled band? |
| holmes attempting to solve the mystery, him protecting miss stoner form danger, and holmes ruining roylotts plans. | the conflict in the speckled band is.... |
| evil | the best word to describe roylott is.... |
| she was in a locked room, no signs of the cause, and she said she heard strange noises at night | julias death is mysterious because... |
| spotted | the title of the speckled band indicates that the snake is.... |
| shoe prints | when holmes examines the chair in roylotts room, he is looking for..... |
| sometimes people are killed by their own wickedness | the manner of roylotts death at the end of the story suggests that.... |
| knows the he had to be stopped by any means | holmes does not feel guilty about roylotts death because he.... |
| in the resolution | holmes explains to watson and to the reader how he solved the case...(when) |
| suspense | the speckled band is a good story to dramatize in a play mainly because of its... |
| holmes ruins roylotts plan to kill helen | at the end of the speckled band good over comes evil when... |
| roylott | who is primarily responsible for roylotts death? |
| an italian city two thousand years ago | what is the dog of pompeii's setting |
| bring him breakfast | tito depends on bimbi to... |
| chronological order | the sequence of events in the plot of the dog of pompeii follows.... |
| he loves him | what is bimbis attitude toward tito? |
| foreshadowing | in the forum, tito and bimbi overhear a stranger warn people about mount vesuvius. this is an example of the use of ... |
| it contains the eruption | the setting of the dog of pompeii is very important because... |
| someone helps tito to find shelter | the climax of the dog of pompeiioccurs when... |
| he goes to get food for tito | bimbi leaves tito in the end because.... |
| a dogs love is stronger than its fear | " a raisin cake almost two thousand years old! i wonder what made him want it at such a moment?"...this remark suggests that... |
| wants to get him to keep running | bimbi bites tito when he falls because he.... |
| a dog can be a companion, and a life saver | the theme of the dog of pompeii is that.... |
| man and nature | the main cnflict in the story is between.... |
| show the resolution of the plot | the setting of the dog of pompeii jumps ahead to modern times to... |
| accepting of his condition | titos attitude about his blindness shows him to be... |
| they dont believe them | the people of pompeii do not heed the warnings of a coming disaster because.... |
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