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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has excited Dr. Mortimer?
(a) He found where the convict is hiding.
(b) He found a prehistoric skull on an excavation.
(c) He found evidence of the hound.
(d) He found gold in the soil.

2. According to the letter to Holmes, what is the status on the escaped convict?
(a) The convict will likely be caught soon.
(b) The convict has probably died out on the moors.
(c) The convict has likely escaped the area.
(d) The convict will likely turn himself in to escape the inhospitable moor.

3. How does Mr. Frankland spend his time when at home?
(a) He is writing a history of Devonshire.
(b) He spends time restoring his home.
(c) He uses his telescope to look at the moor, ostensibly for the convict.
(d) He spends time with his daughter, who is a painter.

4. After meeting Sir Henry for the first time, what is Holmes's initial advice to him?
(a) Holmes advises him to stay with Watson in their rooms.
(b) Holmes advises him to return home.
(c) Holmes advises him to not go to Baskerville Hall.
(d) Holmes advises Sir Henry not to be afraid.

5. What does Watson observe that Sir Henry has inherited from his ancestors?
(a) The intelligence.
(b) The cruelty.
(c) The godlessness.
(d) The temper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Watson glad to see Holmes after going to the stone hut?

2. Who approaches Watson and Holmes after the discovery of the body on the moor?

3. What does Holmes deduce about the sender of Sir Henry's object?

4. How does Holmes propose to find the sender of Sir Henry's object?

5. What word is the only one not taken from a newspaper with Sir Henry's object?

(see the answer key)

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