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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did the man found on the moor die?
(a) He was trampled by a Devonshire pony.
(b) He sank into the Grimpen Mire.
(c) He was chased off a cliff.
(d) He was shot.

4. What is Mr. Frankland's favorite pastime?
(a) Litigation.
(b) Praying.
(c) Writing.
(d) Charity work.

5. What false theory does Watson give Stapleton about how the man died?
(a) Watson says the man likely fell days earlier and died from exposure.
(b) Watson says the man intentionally jumped in the Grimpen Mire.
(c) Watson says that the man shot himself.
(d) Watson says that the man probably snapped from anxiety and exposure to the elements and ran off the cliff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Stapleton take Sir Henry and Watson in Chapter 8?

2. By mid-October, what lady is beginning to preoccupy Sir Henry's thoughts, according to Watson?

3. What did Sir Henry discover was missing before he left to see Holmes with Dr. Mortimer?

4. According to Holmes and Watson's deductions, who must have sent the message of warning to Sir Henry in London?

5. After Watson tells Holmes about his conversation with Laura Lyons, what does Holmes reveal to his partner about Miss Stapleton?

(see the answer key)

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