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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dr. Mortimer, why did no one else notice the strange marks near the body?
(a) No one cared.
(b) Everyone was drunk.
(c) The prints were too far away.
(d) He was the only one there.

2. What would Dr. Mortimer like to do?
(a) Write a letter to Holmes.
(b) Take Holmes and Watson to dinner.
(c) Study Holmes's skull.
(d) Play violin with Holmes.

3. What is the actual reason for Dr. Mortimer's consultation with Holmes?
(a) He wants Holmes to kill the hound.
(b) He wants Holmes to investigate Sir Charles's will.
(c) He fears for Sir Henry's safety if he is to go to the hall.
(d) He wants Watson to get an autopsy report for Sir Charles.

4. What does Dr. Mortimer call Holmes in Chapter 1?
(a) The most brilliant mind of the decade.
(b) The best detective in Europe.
(c) A lucky detective.
(d) The second-best detective in Europe.

5. According to Watson, who is the owner of the stick?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) A middle-aged scientist.
(c) A young, city doctor.
(d) An elderly, country doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dr. Mortimer arrives at the rooms, what is revealed that annoys Holmes?

2. How does Holmes spend his day after the departure of Dr. Mortimer and Watson?

3. What about the incident makes Dr. Mortimer most uneasy?

4. Why did Sir Charles return to Baskerville Hall?

5. Dr. Mortimer believes that, from the marks, Sir Charles had tip-toed throughout the gravel. What does Holmes deduce from those facts?

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