Question

Why does Dr. Mortimer read the old manuscript to Sherlock Holmes?

A.
to get Sherlock Holmes to believe in the curse of the Baskervilles

B.
to see how Sherlock Holmes reacts to the story of the curse of the Baskervilles

C.
to inform Sherlock Holmes of the history of the curse of the Baskervilles

D.
to convince Sherlock Holmes that Sir Charles was killed by the curse of the Baskervilles

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure its C, honestly. My friend sent me a summary of it and heres what got me to think C "Thirteen men followed Hugo, who was ahead of them. They encountered a shepherd who was "crazed with fear" - he had seen the maiden, but had also seen a "hound of hell" in fast pursuit of Hugo. Eventually, the men encountered Hugo's mare, alone and frothing at the mouth. Frightened, they persevered until they came across a trench, next to which the hounds were whimpering. In the trench, three of the men found the maiden, dead "of fear and of fatigue", and Hugo, dwarfed by a "great, black beast, shaped like a hound". The giant hound tore Baskerville's throat out, at which point the men fled. One of the men died that night, while the other two remained "broken men" for the rest of their days. The writer concludes his story by insisting that the hound has plagued the Baskerville family even since, and warns his sons to never cross the moor at night." So thats how I think C.